SHIZUOKA, (Japan): Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between 3,000 yen (US$19.35) and 5,000 yen (US$32.25 ...

The head of the Shizuoka District Prosecutors Office is expected to meet the former boxer recently acquitted of a 1966 ...

According to sources, Shizuoka Prefecture is considering three proposals for an entrance fee on the Shizuoka side of ...

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan plans to require people who climb Mt. Fuji to pay a toll starting next season as a way ...

The fees is designed to prevent overcrowding on trails and discourage dangerous overnight attempts to scale the mountain.

At 500 kilometres an hour, the Maglev could revolutionise rail travel. But it’s also causing plenty of controversy.

Tourists have flocked to a zoo in central Japan to catch a glimpse of baby capybaras and their families enjoying a hot bath.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Saturday it plans to begin public road tests of a commercial van in Australia next spring, aiming to ...

Enshu Forest Energy began commercial operations at its 7.1MW biomass plant in Fukuroi city of Shizuoka prefecture, Japan on ...

The Japanese government has called on automakers to adapt their new vehicles to biofuel by the early 2030s as part of efforts ...

Currently each climber is asked to pay a voluntary fee of 1,000 yen to support conservation efforts. Read more at ...