Currently, 18 out of Japan's 47 prefectures have moved to offer such assistance to small and medium-sized firms as well as agriculture, forestry and fisheries operators, with nine more prefectural ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 ...

Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday. The ...

had population increases with numbers falling in the country's remaining 45 prefectures. Akita prefecture, in the northern part of Honshu island, showed the most marked decline. Japan's population ...

More prefectures will introduce an allowance in April to alleviate the burden of utility costs for employees working from home, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday. Twelve of the 47 prefectures ...

It's this insatiable awe and love for Japan that compelled this Singaporean to want to visit all 47 of its prefectures solo, and he's inching closer to completing this goal after two-and-a-half ...

Fresh rain threatened to hamper efforts by tens of thousands of Japanese rescuers searching ... torrential rain across 36 of the country's 47 prefectures, triggering landslides and catastrophic ...

For Scott Stein, the act of returning the flag felt like fulfilling a larger purpose. (Representational) Scott Stein had always admired the Japanese flag that hung in his grandfather's den on Long ...

As raccoons have no natural predators in Japan, they were quickly able to establish a population, and are now found in each of the country's 47 prefectures, said Kyodo News. Combating the raccoons ...

Trimmed with gold details, the tiny, cartographic wearables recreate Japan’s 47 prefectures, their matte color palettes reflecting the crops, landscapes, and cultures of each region. According to ...

The results of an annual online survey ranking Japan’s "attractive prefectures” has named Ibaraki as the “least attractive,” coming in at number 47. The survey conducted by Brand Research Institute, a ...