Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

Under the new plan, for example, the prefectural governments of Toyama, Fukushima and Shimane will send officials to Shizuoka ...

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that will dispatch relief ...

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

The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

DaSilva also pointed to Japan's prevalence in popular culture, including the rise of interest in anime and TV shows in the ...

An initiative known as "Birupaku" is transforming vacant commercial spaces into guest accommodations in the central Japan ...

The Self-Defense Forces have made efforts to strengthen cooperation with local governments in preparation for a major ...

In the case of sushi chef Migaku Inaba, who came across the ocean to practice in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, his early ...

A cherry blossom festival held here as a harbinger of early spring in the Izu Peninsula is now under way, but ironically not ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shizuoka Prefecture, hoping to borrow expertise from Japan to develop hot springs in Thailand and exchange tourists ...