HIRATSUKA, Kanagawa--A recipe book on food in Lithuania on the Baltic coast has been published and

in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, the city government ordered local residents to

teacher at a private authorized facility in the east Japan city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture

President Masashi Ichikawa introduces the vending machine selling" war snacks" in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec.... The" Odawara war snacks" series uses local ingredients including Japanese anchovies and Soga plums, and each product has a quirky name.... They can be bought around the clock with no store-clerk contact and kept at room temperature....

The Oyama Senmaida rice terrace is lit up with green lights in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct.... During the light-up event last fiscal year, some 10, 000 people visited the site.... The terrace is lit up between around 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Organizers are urging visitors to maintain distances of 2 meters and to stay for no more than one hour as part of coronavirus measures....

Fukuoka Airport is seen in this June 2019 file photo.... According to the written indictment and other sources, the two were on a plane parked at Fukuoka Airport in the city of Fukuoka's Hakata Ward before flying to Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb.... The woman then consulted Fukuoka Airport Police Station, which sent papers on him to prosecutors in May....

TOKYO — At least 19 people were missing on Saturday after heavy rainfall caused a mudslide that washed away homes and covered roads in debris in a resort town about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japanese officials said. Police, fire and military personnel had begun a search-and-rescue effort in and around the coastal town, Atami, and the Japanese Coast Guard was also called in to help after a torrent of mud and debris tumbled down hillsides and into the ocean.An official in charge of mudslides in

Open this photo in gallery Houses are damaged by mudslide following heavy rain at Izusan district in Atami, west of Tokyo, Saturday, July 3, 2021. Naoya Osato/ The Associated PressAt least 19 people were missing Saturday after heavy rainfall caused a mudslide that washed away homes and covered roads in debris in a resort town about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japanese officials said. Police, fire and military personnel had begun a search and rescue effort in and around the coastal town, Atami,

In all, 27 men and women aged in their 20s to their 70s from seven prefectures including Aichi, Saga and Miyazaki are suing seminar firm Earth Heart, based in the city of Fukuoka's Higashi Ward, and its apparent successor organization Saint Mother, a general incorporated association.... 22, the 27 people each took part in seminars by Earth Heart and Saint Mother from 2009 onwards concerning curing illness with the power of a person's hands, among other subjects.... In a separate case the same

A large crowd is seen gathered trying to get a taste of the Olympic closing ceremony's atmosphere from outside the National Stadium in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug.... Crowds lining the course grow as the race develops.... To no avail, one staff member repeatedly calls out:" Please refrain from watching the race." Areas around the park seem uncontrolled, as spectators' rows double then triple....