The mercury hit 41 degrees in Tochigi Prefecture, the second highest on record in Japan, as intense heat enveloped the Kanto and other regions on July 29. The temperature recorded in the city of Sano ...

Tochigi police have questioned students related to the incident while the prefectural board of education have pledged to ...

Tochigi prefectural police are investigating the theft of Tochiotome strawberries worth the equivalent of 200,000 yen. The theft, which occurred last weekend, is the latest in a series of thefts of ...

A pileup involving at least 11 vehicles occurred on National Route 50 in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, at around 5.40am on Sunday ...

School Violence Video Sparks Outrage in Japan Tochigi Prefecture Police Investigate Assault Amid Calls for Action on Bullying ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

TOKYO-- Eight Japanese high school students were presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort, authorities and media said. The ...

A multi-vehicle crash involving 12 cars on a road in eastern Japan killed one man early Sunday, after tea leaves spilled ...

Just north of Tokyo, in Tochigi Prefecture, high-rises gradually disappear and space opens up ever wider between buildings to make room for farm fields silvered with rivers. Mountains ring the horizon ...

A fire engulfed five houses in Ashikaga City in Tochigi Prefecture of eastern Japan, on Friday, leaving two people dead and ...

There’s no shortage of travel inspiration around right now: from scenic videos to live-streamed tours of top attractions, it’s never been easier to experience Japan from home. Best of all, though, ...

This screenshot of the Tochigi Prefectural Government's website shows a quiz video with a title roughly translating to "escape the bottom of the attractiveness ranking." UTSUNOMIYA -- 2021's ...