Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from NW to NNW at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Sunny with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14 ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir ...

After testing got underway earlier this year, Google Maps for Android is widely rolling out a redesign of the “You” and “Contribute” tabs that embrace sheets. Last year, the main ...

(Kyodo) SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A roughly six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 statue made its appearance in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on Sunday as part of a local government tourism campaign ...

but in recent days it has disappeared entirely from Google Maps on Android. Launching Google Maps driving directions on Android, no longer shows a black bar at the bottom of the screen.

from somewhere near Yui in Shizuoka Prefecture was said to be equivalent to 3,733 meters. Nobody needs to be reminded today of the astounding precision and accuracy of his completed map of Japan.

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...

Masamori Tsuboi, managing director of JA Enshu Yumesaki, which falls under the Japan Agricultural Cooperative, believes Shizuoka lags behind Kagoshima when it comes to reinvention. "It is a time ...

There was a time when Apple was fully committed to improving Apple Maps to become a fully featured Google Maps rival, but the company has somehow lost traction, rolling out significant updates to ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph). The ...

The dispute stems from an early-term Trump order to rebrand the body of water, a move that Google implemented on Maps by February 10. While the label remained “Gulf of Mexico” for users in ...

They want a piece of the navigation space, and Google is the best example. Google Maps has become a top player on this front, especially as part of Android Automotive, the company's embedded ...