Fukui Prefecture now enjoying a tourism boost ... has attracted attention thanks to scenes of Japanese celebrity Yoshinaga Sayuri praying at the shrines in JR promotion videos.

Japan has long been one of the most popular overseas destinations for Chinese tourists. While tourist attractions such as ...

The sun doesn't come out much during the winter in Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, the trio making up the Hokuriku ...

Executive Senior Vice President mentioned a possibility of 40 million international visitors in 2025, "I believe that the ...

The No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, which is the oldest operating nuclear plant in Japan, passed the 50-year operating milestone on Nov. 14. After ...

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Nuclear regulators on Nov. 13 officially rejected Japan Atomic Power Co.’s request ... 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture is the first to be rejected by the Nuclear ...

It is considered one of Japan's three major washi papers, alongside Echizen washi from Fukui Prefecture and Mino washi from Gifu Prefecture. Tosa Tengujo paper, which emerged in the Meiji era ...

Japan on Wednesday marked one year since a powerful earthquake ... The quake caused more than 150,000 houses to fully or partially collapse across Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama and Fukui prefectures. All ...