Nagano Prefecture was the most inquired-about relocation destination in fiscal 2024, reclaiming the top spot for the first time in two years, according to an internal affairs ministry survey. The ...

Fukushima Prefecture has recorded a cumulative 2,335 “disaster-related” deaths from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, by far the largest figure among the three hardest-hit prefectures ...

Akita Prefecture sets along the Sea of Japan in the Tōhoku region in northern Honshū. It is Japan’s sixth largest prefecture by size. Largely mountainous, its main ranges are the north-to-south ...

Located in western Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture is nestled between the Chugoku mountain range to the north and the Seto Inland Sea in the south. Although its geography may make Hiroshima seem like a ...