In Kochi Prefecture, where the creator of the popular picture book and anime series “Anpanman,” Takashi Yanase, grew up, a ...

The Tokushima District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 45-year-old man over the murder of a 37-year-old woman whose body was found partially buried on a riverbank in Naka town, Tokushima ...

The South China Sea Trough is a highly active seismic zone located off the coast of western Japan. A major earthquake in this region could trigger catastrophic tsunamis, with Kuroshio Town being one ...

This was the first tally of such cases since ARI was designated as a Category V disease under the infectious diseases control ...

Workshop on job opportunities in Japan organised by the Department of Horticulture, Nagaland University and ARMS ...

Today, we make a knife in Japan. In the mountains of Kochi prefecture, I met a Japanese blacksmith and he was kind enough to spend the day with me and teach me how to make a knife.

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 ...

A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

With less than two months to go until its release, the Nintendo Switch 2 has the global gaming community buzzing right now. That doesn’t mean the Switch 1 has become a relic of the past, though. As a ...

Godson is performing the ‘Devastha Vili’, a centuries-old prayer ritual brought to Kochi by the Portuguese. As he chants the haunting hymn aloud, the men in black chorus some stanzas.

The latest report estimates that the highest tsunami, measuring 34m, would hit Kuroshio and Tosashimizu in Kochi Prefecture. Up to 12.3 million would evacuate, 950,000 would be injured, and 2.35 ...