For those looking to combine a love of Japan with a love of luxury, we introduce Shizuoka. Situated between Tokyo and Nagoya.

Police in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of unauthorized entry into the house of an 80-year-old woman. According to police, the man entered the ...

MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- On March 11, 89 children at a kindergarten here practiced the "pill bug pose," crouching and covering ...

Hundreds of early-blooming cherry trees lining the Kawazugawa river in Shizuoka Prefecture have now reached their peak after a cold spell delayed their bloom.

Uematsu supports the part-time chefs by taking charge of procurement and preparation of ingredients behind the scenes. The ...

An advisory panel will start discussions later this month to review the country's retrial system for criminal cases, Justice ...

Move over, Portland. Mill Ends Park, at 452 square inches, just lost the Guinness World Record for world's smallest park to the itsiest bitsiest park in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture — about an hour ...

A miniature green space here measuring 0.24 square meters was recognized by Guinness World Records last year as the world's ...

It seems not everyone in Japanese professional baseball is shouting "Issho-kenmei" (一生懸命, to do something with all one's ...

Japan is home to the world’s shortest escalator – known as the Petit Calator (pictured). It's located in the Okadaya More ...

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