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

As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, the sound of a shamisen ...

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 ...

Mt Fuji’s climbing season (July to September) is edging ever closer. To gear up for the season, ticket prices to climb the mountain have been increased, and on Thursday April 24 Yamanashi prefecture ...

A roughly six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 statue made its appearance in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on Sunday as part of a ...

A roughly six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 was erected in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on Sunday as part of a local government tourism campaign that hopes to cash in on the city's connection to the ...

A roughly six-meter-tall Evangelion Unit 01 was erected in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on Sunday as part of a local government tourism campaign that hopes to cash in on the city's connection to the ...

People planning to visit Mount Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing gear, the local government hosting the mountain's most popular trail said, as it begins accepting reservations next ...

Temperatures rose nationwide on Saturday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temperature reached 30 C in ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has ...

A magnitude 5 weak earthquake struck the town of Otsuki in Nagano Prefecture on the evening of December 18, causing damage to stone walls and roof tiles in the affected areas. As the first light of ...

Surrounding areas, including Nagano City, Matsumoto City, and Anoundo City, experienced intensities of Lower 4. In the subsequent hours, two additional earthquakes of Lower 4 and three of Lower 3 were ...