Police around Japan heightened security for the second half of the unified local elections, and even a can of coffee has been viewed as possible threat against a politician. The campaigns started on ...

WAKAYAMA--The Wakayama prefectural assembly on April 20 rejected plans to build a casino-centered integrated resort (IR) in the capital of the prefecture in the Kinki region. Twenty-two assembly ...

Wakayama Prefecture, on the Pacific coast south of Japan’s ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto, has attracted pilgrims for centuries. Its Mount Kōya temple complex is one of Japan’s most sacred sites.

A Japanese startup aborted the flight of its rocket Thursday just over a minute after launch from a space complex in wester ...

SHANGHAI: Four giant pandas who returned to China last month from the Adventure World theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, are doing well in a video released from a research base. The Chengdu ...

In Minabe Town, Wakayama Prefecture, the arrival of spring is signaled by a delicate fragrance drifting through the hills. Known as Japan’s premier plum-growing region, the local groves come alive ...

The Japanese company Space One will launch its Kairos rocket for the third time ever today (March 3), and you can watch it live. Kairos failed on its two previous liftoffs.

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Hit the beach and unwind in hot springs in two of Japan's seaside towns, Shirahama and Kushimoto.

Joel Loynd’s obsession with uncovering bad games and even worse hardware so you don’t have to has led him on this path. Since the age… The new governor of the Wakayama prefecture in Japan has come ...

There is so much more to Japan than just the typical tourist hot spots. Wakayama, the mountainous prefecture on Honshu Island, epitomizes this. Located in southern Kansai, Wakayama is celebrated for ...

Wakayama, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)--Two new amphipod species with black-and-white coloring patterns like a giant panda have been found in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Some in ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacifico Energy K.K. (Head Office: Minato, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroki Matsuo) is pleased to announce the commencement of construction of a 111.055 MW(DC) solar ...