Despite being designed to attract tourists, the Mt Fuji Dream Bridge is facing backlash from locals overwhelmed by the surge ...

TOKYO: The World Forum on Japanese Culture is set to kick off at the Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, on May 31. The number of applications from people wishing to attend the inaugural day ...

To cope with a shortage of truck drivers, the government plans to designate a lane for self-driving vehicles on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture in fiscal 2024. Officials aim to ...

Shizuoka prefecture, and Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi prefecture, who said that there is a tendency to casually request rescue services using smartphones. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ...

In one hour through 1 a.m., 71 millimeters of rain fell in Toba city in Mie Prefecture. In Shizuoka Prefecture, 31.5 millimeters of rain fell in Omaezaki City in the one-hour period through 3 a.m ...

Tourists are cancelling their trips abroad after a woman who has been referred to as Japan 's 'Baba Vanga' made a terrifying ...

Much of the world may have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, but a painful legacy lingers in Japan: hospitals ...

Another farmer in his 70s came from Fukuoka Prefecture to join the protest in ... at more than 10 locations across Japan, including Shizuoka and Oita prefectures, on March 30.

In March, the couple are suspected of smuggling 200 grams of cocaine, 100 grams of kakuseizai (methamphetamine) and 50 grams ...

Cloudy with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C) and a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW to SSW at 12 to 16 mph (19.3 to 25.7 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 11 mph (6.4 to 17. ...

The Japanese government aims to lower rice prices through an unusual method of distributing stockpiles ― selling directly to ...

The Kinnikuman Museum in Numazu — now a hot spot for fans of the popular manga — held an event on May 3 to celebrate its ...