Last year the government issued its first 'megaquake' advisory. Ever since, those living in the areas it's expected to hit ...

At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, which is devoted to reptiles and amphibians, visitors can interact with the creatures. Kept in a small pond with a depth of about 15 centimeters ...

A vacation to Japan can be anything you want it to be, and a journey to the birth place of wasabi comes with ice cream, hot ...

If you're not traveling to Japan around late March to early April, you can still enjoy early blossoms in southern areas like Kawazu and Atami City from ... varieties bloom as early as January. ・Atami ...

Shoma Hata, right, president of Repubrew, and Hansharo Beer Brewing's head brewer Junpei Yamada, whose craft breweries have both produced high-alcohol beers, are seen in Mishima, Shizuoka ...

A "pocket park" recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's smallest is seen in Nagaizumi in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Credit: Kyodo SHIZUOKA (Japan), April 27 ...

The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, TBS reported. Police said Yoshiro Kawazu, a part-time worker, spoke to the girl who was standing in front of a convenience store, saying "Come here ...