RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

From visiting a rural onsen to losing yourself in under the neon lights of an arcade, these are the best experiences in Japan ...

With rural Japan experiencing severe depopulation, some unstaffed train stations and vacant homes are being transfor ...

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 ...

The climber, 27, who was not publicly identified, was first rescued on Tuesday, April 22, when he became ill, according to Shizuoka prefectural police, per CNN. Is Everest a True Story?

TOKYO – A “pocket park” in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s smallest, measuring only 0.24 sq m with space for just ...

To foster this direct connection, people from that place could send gifts, mostly of local food ... seafood from Hokkaido, tea from Shizuoka or honey from Kumamoto. This has become a rare example of a ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Toilet paper rose to eighth place in the 2024 rankings of popular return gifts for "hometown tax ... from the Fuji Municipal Government in Shizuoka Prefecture, known for its thriving ...

MANILA, Philippines — BDO Unibank Inc. has expanded its partnership with Japan’s Shizuoka Bank Ltd. to boost trade and investment opportunities between the Philippines and Japan. In a ...

Sy-led banking giant BDO Unibank Inc. and Japan’s Shizuoka Bank Ltd. are strengthening their business alliance to expand Japanese firms’ market access in the Philippines. In a news release on Thursday ...