Sparkling rivers and over 700km of coastline make Kochi prefecture a mecca for water sports. Well-known for striking hues which range from turquoise blue to emerald green, the Niyodo River has ...

As a disaster-prone country, Japan has accumulated valuable knowledge and technology in disaster risk reduction and management products, and Kochi Prefecture, known as a leader in disaster risk ...

known in Japanese as Nuoh, is a "water-type Pokemon." It was appointed by the prefecture because of its image as a character that might be found living peacefully in the clear waters of Kochi's ...

OCHI, Kochi Prefecture--A monument of the Dragon from Mamoru Hosoda’s animated feature film “Belle” was set up at a museum in Ochi, a town known as the real-life location of the area where ...

Officials said the painting was likely forged by German artist Wolfgang Beltracchi, known ... the Kochi museum. He claims that another painting, owned by a museum in neighboring Tokushima ...

Japan-born Aldahoodi Mohammad Ziyad, who grew up in Palestine, is seen in the city of Kochi, on April 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Satoshi Kobayashi) KOCHI -- A 23-year-old man who was born in Japan and ...