Hakamata had worked at the factory located in what was then Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. After spending decades on death row, Hakamata was acquitted in a retrial at the Shizuoka District Court in ...

HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka -- The chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office apologized to a former death row inmate at his home here on Nov. 27 after he was acquitted over the murders of ...

The freezer, owned by Shizuoka Central Marine Products Ltd., is usually off-limits to visitors. The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. - Verkehr Shimizu Port Terminal Museum ...

“Chibi Maruko-chan” is an essay-style manga set in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture (present-day Shizuoka). It portrays the day-to-day existence of Maruko, a third-grader modeled after ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW at 15 to 27 mph (24.1 to 43.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 21% chance of precipitation ...