This 600-mile (900km) trench has the potential to produce extremely large, and exceptionally deadly tremors known as megaquakes ... Kuroshio and Tosashimizu in Kochi Prefecture will be engulfed ...

INO, Kochi Prefecture--Over the last decade ... a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products ...

In 2004, I went to Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture, which had been ravaged ... Osaka, Tokushima, Kochi, and Miyazaki prefectures as part of efforts to prepare for the predicted Nankai Trough ...

A researcher is working to preserve natural disaster monuments, which tell the stories of past disasters, by turning them ...

KUROSHIO, Kochi Prefecture—A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” Residents repeatedly tossed ...

expressed hope that Kawai will draw on her expertise in the digital field. Established in 1930, the Bank of Kochi has 72 branches in Kochi Prefecture and elsewhere.

Time and time again we hear reports of people being taken in by what is known as “special fraud” (tokushu sagi ... Image: National Police Agency Osaka Prefecture is said to be one of the hardest hit ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 74 °F (23.3 °C). Winds SSE at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 44% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.