The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...

Investigators from the Shizuoka Prefectural Police work on the scene of a crash in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central ...

Iwao Hakamata, 89, who was acquitted in a retrial over the 1966 murder of a family of four in central Japan, has been awarded ...

A minitruck struck four children riding bicycles on a street in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday ... Accidents ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

Shizuoka Bank, Hachijuni Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank will work together to draw outside talent and funding into central ...

SHIZUOKA—Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the Shizuoka Prefecture side will be charged a 4,000 yen ($26) toll in this ...

Iwao Hakamata, 89, who was acquitted in a retrial over the 1966 murder of a family of four in central Japan, has been awarded ...

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Those heading to Mount Fuji later this year will be shelling out a bit more money to climb the iconic Japanese mountain.

A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released ...