IZU, Shizuoka--The government of this central Japan city will deliver" hometown tastes" to students who have moved away to study, to support youths who have lost part-time job income due to the coronavirus pandemic and to encourage them to return in the future.... The" tea time set," one of the three local specialty sets to be delivered to students, is seen in this photo provided by the Izu Municipal Government.... Those eligible are students at universities, two-year colleges, graduate school

This July 3, 2021 file photo shows the site of a large mudslide triggered by torrential rain in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Atami, southwest of Tokyo.... The mudslide hit Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the morning of July 3, after days of heavy rain that lashed wide areas of the country, leaving 26 people dead, one missing and destroying 131 homes.... Following the fatal mudslide, local authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the disaster and how the land in question was ma