Suzaka Mayor Masao Miki apologized on March 18 for the city passing off grapes produced in Yamagata Prefecture as being grown ...

Police in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of trespassing on private property after she broke into a man’s apartment while he was taking a ...

YAMAGATA--A hot spring resort in this prefecture renowned for its heavy snowfall is offering discounts in accommodation and bathing charges for visitors when at least 40 centimeters of snow falls ...

After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these ...

The leading and longest established online Process Engineering publication serving the Process Manufacturing Industries ...

From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...

A new medical center equipped with advanced instruments has opened at the site of the former West Futenma Housing Area in Okinawa Prefecture, which was returned to Japan from the U.S. military in ...

In the six hours leading up to 8 a.m. Wednesday, snowfall reached 26 cm in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, 18 cm in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, 12 cm in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture ...

The average price wholesalers paid for brown rice harvested in 2024 hit a record high for the sixth straight month in ...

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 ...

A brief history of the Yamato Lab and ThinkPad Originally known as the IBM Yamato Facility, the Yamato Lab was established by IBM in 1985 in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Initially, the lab was ...