Japanese weather officials say torrential downpours continue to hit the Tokai region in the central part of the country. Flooding is causing damage in some places.

Japan's weather officials say bands of heavy rainclouds may develop over Shikoku in the western part of the country on Thursday afternoon. People in the region should be alert for mudslides ...

Japan is currently subject to 25% auto tariffs and a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum, as well as a 10% reciprocal tariff that could return to 24% if no deal is struck by July 9.

TAKAMATSU -- A Ukrainian woman working in Japan after leaving her war-torn homeland recounted her experience walking the Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Shikoku while reminiscing about her family ...

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Many travellers venture to Shikoku for surfing, cycling and stand-up paddleboarding, but within Japan the island is renowned for the pilgrimage to 88 temples located around the island.

It came from a Swiss International Red Cross agent, long resident in Japan: “Camp on large island of Shikoku in the north near Inland Sea, on fertile plain between hills covered with pines; good ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

Need a spiritual lift? Try this thousand-year-old island hike in Japan Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

Hirotaka Sugawara ¹, Takashi Watabe ², Takaomi Yoshikawa ², Masahiro Nagano ³, Morphological and Molecular Analyses of Hynobius dunni Reveal a New Species from Shikoku, Japan, Herpetologica, Vol. 74, ...

A massive power outage hit the Shikoku region in southwestern Japan on Saturday, November 9, at around 8:20 p.m., leaving more than 360,000 homes without power and halting train services ...