A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell ...

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-month high of 185.10 yen ($1.18) per liter as of Monday, ...

Kochi Prefecture at 29.5 percent, Iwate Prefecture at 29.1 percent and Tokushima Prefecture at 28.8 percent. On the other hand, Tokyo is the only prefecture with under 20 percent, at 17.5 percent.

By prefecture, Fukui had the highest average ... Ibaraki with 2.92, Tokyo with 2.88, Kochi with 2.75, Hyogo with 2.71 and Hiroshima with 2.65. The respiratory infection, caused by the bacterium ...

Whether in the worlds of law, business, sports or politics, Japanese women took great strides in 2024. Let’s learn about last ...

The ocean sunfish arrived at Kaikyokan from off the coast of Kochi Prefecture in February last year. When it first arrived, it measured 79.5 centimeters in length and weighed 27.65 kilograms.

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

It is this Japanese city, not Tokyo, that reigns supreme for food tourists, both for its agricultural dominance and its many ...