Farmers have begun harvesting the first green tea leaves of the year in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Trespassing incidents at a central Japan train station depot depicted in the popular anime film ...

A Japanese court has decided to pay some 217 million yen, or more than 1.44 million dollars, in compensation to a man who had wrongly spent nearly 50 years on death row.

Renowned Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested April 8 for allegedly kicking a nurse and causing injury at a hospital in ...

SHIZUOKA (TR) – Shizuoka Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested actress Ryoko Hirosue over the alleged assault of a female ...

SHIZUOKA (TR) – Following the arrest of actress Ryoko Hirosue for allegedly assaulting a nurse at a hospital in Kakegawa City ...

Hirosue, 44, allegedly kicked a nurse and scratched her arm at a hospital in Shimada, Shizuoka prefecture, past midnight ...

SHIZUOKA -- The Shizuoka District Court on March 24 decided to pay some 217 million yen (approx. $1.44 million) in compensation to Iwao Hakamada, a former longtime death row inmate who was ...

As the symbol and pride of Japan, Mt Fuji has naturally inspired numerous attractions around its home in the ...

Japan’s regional bank shares jumped on optimism for industry consolidation, with one lender looking at buying a stake in a peer and others reported to plan business alliances.

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

The map below shows the location of Shizuoka and Lyon. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...