Kochi Prefecture at 29.5 percent, Iwate Prefecture at 29.1 percent and Tokushima Prefecture at 28.8 percent. On the other hand, Tokyo is the only prefecture with under 20 percent, at 17.5 percent.

Weathernews released on January 29 its second forecasts of when Somei Yoshino cherry trees will bloom in Japan in ...

TOKYO -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas ...

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In years past, relatively few international visitors to Japan made the trip to Kochi Prefecture ... or Kobe, or Tokyo," says Kuzuhara. The city also has an advantage for visitors on a tight ...

KOCHI -- Businesses in Kochi Prefecture boast the highest rate of ... conducted in early December by private credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd., including 36 in Kochi, 55 in Tokushima ...

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-month high of 185.10 yen ($1.18) per liter as of Monday, ...

TOSA-SHIMIZU, Kochi Prefecture--Diners wanting a table with ... The hotel is run by Tokyo-based company Catalyst, which took over the management of the Ashizuri Hotel Pacific Hanatsubaki to ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude ... in the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi Prefecture, in Shikoku island, shortly after the quake struck at 9:19 ...