IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--A resort complex with guest rooms built into a cliff facing the Sea of Japan opened here on May 1. Izumo Hotel the Cliff in the Tachiko district features eight guest rooms ...

A powerful earthquake shook Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6 resulting in the report of some injuries due to falls, ...

Every region of Japan celebrates autumn’s arrival in its own way. Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture, heralds the season with three major festivals between September and October. Each festival ...

TOKYO: Three strong earthquakes struck the eastern Shimane Prefecture, recording maximums of 4 to upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, from around 10.18am to around 10.37am Tuesday ...

A Yomiuri Shimbun writer, in the driver’s seat, receives an explanation from the train driver. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun MATSUE, (Japan): Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture has started ...

Iwami Ginzan in Ōda, Shimane Prefecture, is one of Japan’s best kept secrets. From the city of Izumo (home to one of Japan’s most ancient shrines), you proceed southwest, skirting the Sea of Japan ...

OSAKA – A Shimane Prefecture-based citizens group delivered a petition signed by nearly 48,000 people opposed to the restart of a local nuclear reactor to Gov. Zenbei Mizoguchi on Tuesday. The total ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, with no tsunami warning issued, the country's weather agency said. The temblor occurred at ...

As you may have heard, the population of Japan is getting older and smaller. While other (smarter) people have debated the problems and complexities of this issue, we do know one thing: It’s left a ...

Women in Shimane Prefecture have the most beautiful facial skin among the nation’s 47 prefectures, while those in Gunma Prefecture are the least blessed in terms of skin condition, according to a ...

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