A "pocket park" in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's smallest, ...

NAGAIZUMI, Shizuoka (Kyodo) -- A "pocket park" in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka has been recognized by the ...

Enjoy delicious, world-class seafood and winding trails through stunning nature in an under-the-radar Japanese city with ...

High tariff measures by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have sent shockwaves through industries related to ...

Pyrotechnic artworks from the Omagari fireworks festival here will illuminate the sky over the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo venue ...

A six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 statue is unveiled at the Hamamatsu city hall in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. It is part of a local government tourism campaign through next February in the hope ...

Shizuoka Prefecture is home to numerous plastic model manufacturers, producing 80 percent of plastic kits in Japan. Shizuoka-based a-too said it will open new shops on the first through fourth ...

Atami (Shizuoka Prefecture): Located about 1.5 hours from Tokyo, about 58 Atami-zakura trees bloom along a peaceful stream in late January to early February, about a month ahead of Japan’s standard ...

Public calls for a review of the retrial system, which has not been revised since the country's criminal procedure law was ...

There has been a pause on executions in Japan since that of Katō Tomohiro, perpetrator of the 2008 Akihabara massacre in Tokyo, who was hung on July 26, 2022 at the Tokyo Detention House. The hiatus ...