Ishikawa Prefecture capital Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen is perhaps the most famous of Japan’s “three great gardens,” while the Noto Peninsula is known for its spectacular coastal scenery. Located in the ...

Asano Taiko traces its roots back to an early Edo-period family craft business and has passed down taiko-making skills for more than four centuries. At the 2010 NAMM Show--one of the world's largest ...

On the north coast of Honshu Island, scenically hugging the coastline of the Sea of Japan and just a bullet train ride from Tokyo, Ishikawa Prefecture is a hidden gem amongst the better-known of Japan ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a significant heavy snow warning again for the central prefecture of Ishikawa shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday. A strong winter pressure pattern brought heavy ...

Ishikawa Governor Hiroshi Hase abruptly changed his tune and is now pleading for volunteers to come to the prefecture facing the Sea of Japan to help with rebuilding efforts following the Jan. 1 ...

Driving R&D of glass components for scaling of semiconductor packaging substrates Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2025 -- TOPPAN ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Ishikawa's subtle adaptation of the Nobel Prize winner's first novel finds resonance and haunting ambiguity in Japan's fading postwar memories. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Japanese director ...

CHIBA, Japan — A little more than 10 years ago, a Japanese 17-year-old was golf’s can’t-miss kid. He’d just won his third tournament of the year on the Japan Golf Tour, and in doing so became the ...

It is Sunday, February 9. The air is filled with excitement at Kioene Arena, a volleyball facility in the suburbs of the northern Italian city of Padua. The cheering from the 3,500-strong crowd is ...

Japan’s consul general in Kolkata reflects on the festive warmth, shared traditions and celebrating Christmas in the city for ...

Travis Ishikawa was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. But after he hit his famous walk-off home run to send the San Francisco Giants to the World Series 10 years ago, what did he do? What any ...