Japan is set to return to the deepest part of the world ocean with a new autonomous probe that will collect samples and also ...

A California sea lion has been born at Izu Mito Sea Paradise aquarium in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The male ...

Japan formed its first centralized government during the Nara period (710–94) and adopted a legal system called ritsuryo, ...

Torrential downpours pummelled the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, on Tuesday (July 15), following a typhoon that ...

Suicidal company boss whose dog stopped him ending it all says he has never felt better after opening home for canines ...

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday.

Government officials, including former Deputy Minister of Social Affairs, Celebi Ilik, were found to have used fake diplomas ...

The recurrence of such incidents on the peak has renewed calls in Japan for stiffer penalties and for errant hikers to pay ...

Two women in central Japan died after they were stabbed by a man at a bar in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, early on Sunday ...

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday. Starting this season, new ...

Japanese weather officials say torrential rain could hit eastern and western parts of the country, especially along the ...

Two women working at a  bar in Hamamatsu City in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture were fatally stabbed early Sunday, with ...