SHIZUOKA--In a move that could kickstart the ... When asked what he would do to avoid future misunderstandings, Kawakatsu abruptly expressed his intention to resign as governor.

This time we visit Shizuoka Prefecture, blessed by subsoil water flows from Japan's highest peak, Mt. Fuji. Edo-period shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu brought the best artisans across Japan to this region ...

A cat's head, believed to have been severed, was found on the grounds of an elementary school in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday. Cat heads and torsos have been found one after another this ...