Wakayama City – the prefecture's biggest city and home to about 40% of its total population — is about an hour and 15 minutes from Osaka. The area has been described both as Japan's spiritual ...

Prosecutors on Monday demanded a 15-year prison term for a man accused of attempted murder after a pipe bomb attack two yea ...

A man charged with attempted murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said in his trial that he threw a ...

Prosecutors are seeking a 15-year jail term for a man who threw a homemade explosive device near then Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in western Japan.

Under the plan, the Wakayama prefectural government would open the IR in Wakayama city around autumn 2027. In fiscal 2030, the resort would attract 6.5 million visitors and create an economic ...

Ryuji Kimura, 25, is accused of attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio ...

Summertime is open to sunbathing on the white sands of Japan’s most beautiful beach in Shirahama, thrilling to the dramatic fireworks displays of the Minato Festival in Wakayama City ...

Wakayama Prefecture. The JMA said the focus of the temblor was 18 kilometers below the surface. No tsunami was observed. Twenty-six windows were broken at the Gobo City Hall, and workers there ...

The design was inspired by the natural beauty of Waka no Ura, a seaside area of Wakayama City which is included in this itinerary. Rikugien Gardens Then it’s on to Wakayama City, with two main ...

A man accused in the explosives attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign denied his murder intent Tuesday as his trial opened at a court in western Japan ...

WAKAYAMA -- A pro-Pyongyang school for Korean students in this western Japan city has succeeded in raising funds for a new water pump through a crowdfunding drive, surpassing its target by nearly ...

From a tiny five-room inn hidden way on the coast of Wakayama, Japan, to a boutique hotel that’s helping revitalize Atlantic City, a place that’s near and dear to my heart, below are my five ...