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Over 1.6 million people under evacuation order as Typhoon Dujuan batters Japan

Authorities issue landslide warnings for Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka prefectures

The Independent UK · Sep 21

The heart of Japan

Japan is a favourite country to visit for many Thais. On top of its friendly people, flavourful food and good transportation, what we love about this country is being able to enjoy its beautiful natural scenery in cool and comfortable weather. I got to experience all of this during my…

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

Strongest tornado ever recorded in Japan hits Shizuoka prefecture

Devastating twister packs gusts of up to 168mph, injuring 89 people and leaving trail of destruction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some spots for days

Tropical Storm Shanshan is bringing torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area, 110 miles southwest of Tokyo

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024

Step inside this rare Shiro Kuramata-designed cocktail bar in Japan

Shiro Kuramata designed hundreds of bars in his lifetime, but few remain intact. Now fans are making a pilgrimage to Comblé Bar in Shizuoka

Wallpaper · May 22, 2024

Supporters rejoice as Hakamata case goes to retrial

After 57 years, the road to a retrial has finally opened up for Iwao Hakamata, 87, whose death sentence had been finalized in the murder of four family members in Shizuoka Prefecture in July 1966. With his acquittal at a retrial now widely expected, those who believe in his innocence…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 21, 2023

Criminal complaint filed against nursery director over alleged abuse

SHIZUOKA -- A criminal complaint was filed Monday against the director of a private nursery school in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion that he shielded the perpetrators of abuse against children at the facility.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 5, 2022

Wasabi farmers in Shizuoka Prefecture still reeling from September typhoon

SHIZUOKA -- Takamasa Yamazaki could only sigh as he looked at the damage to a wall for his terraced wasabi paddies.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 7, 2022

Shizuoka Pref. exhibit showcases works by living national treasures

ATAMI, Shizuoka -- Works by 12 living national treasures are back in Japan from a temporary showing overseas for a special exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. The exhibition "Homo Faber, 12 Stone Garden: Fukasawa Naoto and 12 Living National Treasures" opened at the museum…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 29, 2022

Twitter user expresses regret over posts with fake submerged images

A person who tweeted artificial intelligence-generated photos of flooded houses and streets in Shizuoka Prefecture, which the tweet said was the result of Typhoon No. 15, expressed regret in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun about having caused confusion with misinformation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 5, 2022