it’s ‘Castles You’d Recommend to Foreign Visitors to Japan’. Photo: Perati Komson/DreamstimeMatsumoto Castle Topping the list is Matsumoto Castle in Nagano prefecture. Affectionately ...

THE DANCE MARKS THE START OF SPRING AND A PRAYER FOR A GOOD HARVEST IN GIFU PREFECTURE, JAPAN. IT’S EVEN BEEN DESIGNATED AN INTANGIBLE FOLK CULTURAL ASSET BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. SO HOW DID ...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday in response to a question about the planned return of four giant pandas from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, to China. "Under the ...

Police in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a park. Police said the suspect, Shohei Haga, is also accused of ...

TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - Japan is likely to sweeten terms for developers to build a massive offshore wind farm sector, industry insiders say, as it looks to put its energy ambitions back on track ...

will allow up to 20 people to view a fireworks display from the tower of Gifu Castle in August. Applications will be accepted through May 18 at the dedicated Ticket Pia website (https://va.pia.jp ...

In this January 2024 partially modified file photo, students at Miyama Elementary School in Yamagata, Gifu Prefecture ... address this crisis are a must. Japan maintains impressive standards ...

However, although the organising committee decided cricket will be played in Aichi prefecture, but there is no cricket ground in the region. According to ESPNCricinfo, Japan hosts three cricket ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C) and a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 12 mph (6.4 to 19.3 ...

Meanwhile Yoshihiro Murai, governor of Miyagi prefecture, which was hit hard during the 2011 quake, spoke out against the impact of superstitious beliefs on Japan’s tourism. “I believe it is a ...

For decades, an "extremely rare" fossil sat unidentified in Japan's Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now ...

Police in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, have arrested a 67-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he punched a man in his 20s on a street in the city center. According to police, the incident ...