Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding acquires JMU as subsidiary to compete with Chinese and South Korean rivals ...

In traditional mikan strongholds like Shizuoka, farmers are growing increasingly concerned about future production and seeing ...

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Evacuation orders were ...

Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are welcomed by a colorful cast of characters from Japanese manga which far o ...

Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people ...

A forest fire that had ravaged parts of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, has been contained, according to Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga. The city government has lifted its remaining evacuation ...

The number of babies born in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time in 2024, prompting an intense search for solutions ...

MATSUYAMA, Japan >> Sales of Beni Princess, a high-end citrus variety produced in Ehime prefecture, were full swing in March. The drop-shaped, softball-sized citrus boasts succulence and rich ...

Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) announced plans to expand production facilities for optical-use poval film, a base material for polarizing films used in liquid ...

A separate blaze also broke out Sunday in Ehime Prefecture between the cities of Imabari and Saijo across approximately half a square mile, where almost 1,900 people have been evacuated and one ...

A tsunami advisory was issued for the Uwakai coast of Ehime Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture and the Bungo Channel coast of Oita Prefecture. Tsunami waves of 50 centimeters hit Miyazaki Prefecture.

Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan. In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Despite the lifting of all ...