In Shizuoka, Japan, commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation to draw more visitors and help revitalise the ...

Local railway operator Izukyu Co. unveiled a 39-character promotional sub-name for Izu-Hokkawa Station here on Feb. 5, which ...

We were driving through Shizuoka Prefecture, where I had been invited by the region’s tourism board, eager to showcase the natural beauty and outstanding produce of their home. As Japan’s tallest ...

Then the fruitiness appears, on lemons (juice + peels) and grapefruits. More sunflower oil. Also these light gin-like elements that I often have in Shizuoka, with light beer notes and a subtle ...

He also indicated that there is room for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. In its economic forecast released Thursday, the World Bank predicted Japan's gross domestic product will grow a ...

Nintendo announced its next-generation video game console Thursday evening, providing the first official details of the successor to the hugely successful Switch, which was released almost eight ...

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The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

A newborn baby was found in a toilet at a shopping center in Shizuoka City on Sunday afternoon. According to police and other sources, a security guard at the shopping center in Aoi Ward called 119 a ...

SHIZUOKA–The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) met with the newly elected Shizuoka governor on June 5 to get stalled negotiations over the construction of a new maglev line back ...