Storyline: The Japanese government is considering an early release of its rice reserves to address continuous price surges, ...

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 ...

While Mie may not have the name recognition abroad of its famous neighbors, Osaka and Kyoto, the prefecture boasts plenty of ...

JETRO and Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium held a media event for overseas and English-language media on February 4 ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

While they don’t do the kistchy drinks, they stick to a traditional tea program, traveling to farms in Yame and Shizuoka regions to research where their tea leaves are sourced. In the Honda ...

A monument of a plastic model kit of a tuna has been unveiled at Shimizu reito Co., a food processing company in Shimizu Ward ...

It is named after the town of Kawazu in the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, where it was first cultivated ... No festival is complete without delicious food, and the Kawazu-zakura Festival offers ...

Police in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested two boys, aged 16 and 15, on suspicion of throwing raw eggs at a koban (police box) in Kannami town. Police said the two boys, who both live ...

SHIZUOKA--The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and the prefectural governor met on Sept. 13 but failed to resolve an impasse that is delaying construction work on the maglev Chuo ...

IZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--A historic building that was once the home of a mining magnate is now open for business as an upscale guesthouse here. Located in landscaped gardens on a large plot ...