The automobile industry in Japan is bracing for a big change as consumers turn towards electric vehicles, which require fewer and different parts. So, many parts manufacturers in the Shizuoka ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those ...

Police visited the man’s home in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, about an hour after the report was made. Law enforcement personnel ...

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan plans to require people who climb Mt. Fuji to pay a toll starting next season as a way to address risky behavior by some trekkers. Shizuoka follows a step ...

As 2024 has seen record-breaking visitor numbers, the iconic mountain is struggling to balance tourism with preservation. In ...

Police in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of stealing 600,000 yen in cash from a wallet in a bag that was left in the toilet at a convenience store in July.

Analysts hope the funds raised will be used by the local travel sector to provide better facilities and services for visitors ...

Japanese cities to raise ‘onsen tax’ as visitors flock to traditional hot baths - Higher taxes aim to fund conservation ...

The head of a public prosecutors’ office in Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday (Nov 27) apologised directly to Iwao Hakamada, ...

Graham Sayer is a New Zealander who came to Japan in 1977 to study budo, or martial arts, in Kyoto. He’s been doing kendo ...