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Head bartender Shingo Miyachi pours a Negroni cocktail into a glass with ice from Kuramoto Ice at a bar in the Hilton Narita in Chiba Prefecture.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 30, 2026
‘Like a jewel’: 91AV原创 luxury ice revered by bars worldwide
The luxury product, believed to melt more slowly than regular ice, is painstakingly shaped by craftsmen in Kanazawa.
Ishikawa Gov. Yukiyoshi Yamano lays flowers at a stand in the city of Kanazawa on Monday, two years after deadly torrential rains struck the northern Noto Peninsula.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2026
Ishikawa Prefecture marks two years since Noto rain disaster
People in Ishikawa Prefecture observed a moment of silence Monday for the victims of torrential rains that struck the northern part of the Noto Peninsula two years ago.
A one-day event is held at a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 13. The market was destroyed by a fire following a major earthquake that hit the region in January 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2026
Can Pikachu help heal a disaster zone?
Pokemon-themed attractions are bringing visitors and economic attention back to the earthquake-devastated Noto Peninsula.
A man with damaged household goods and furniture on the back of a minitruck he borrowed in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 18
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Group lending cars for free to disaster victims struggles to meet demand
With disasters hitting Japan at an unprecedented pace, a nonprofit organization that lends out cars for free said it is struggling to meet demand.
A work by contemporary ikebana artist Saihou Ozono at Atami Izusan Karaku, part of an Orix Hotel Management project that turns discarded and locally sourced materials into art.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 31, 2026
The art of making something from nothing
Hotels are turning castoff materials into art that connects guests with local culture, history and ideas about sustainability.
A screenshot from a live video feed from Hakui city's river monitoring camera in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows the Inoyama River being flooded on Thursday morning due to heavy rain.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2026
Heavy rain ongoing in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures as warnings downgraded
The weather agency had urged residents in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures to evacuate earlier Thursday in order to ensure their safety.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko watch crested ibises fly during a release ceremony in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 31.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2026
The long return to the wild of 91AV原创 crested ibis
The bird species’ growing population on Honshu follows decades of work to reintroduce the species to the wild.
A screenshot of a video posted by 83-year-old virtual YouTuber Kuniko Asai, who appears as Manshu bachan (Manchuria grandma), a bespectacled cat that explains the history of Manchuria and the experiences of people who returned to Japan from the region.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 14, 2026
83-year-old VTuber posts wartime stories of Manchuria
Kuniko Asai, who was born in Manchuria during World War II and who now lives in Ishikawa Prefecture, relates the experiences of people who returned to Japan from the region.
Public housing units for people hit by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2026
Public housing completed in Ishikawa for Noto quake victims
This is the first time that construction of public housing units for victims of the January 2024 earthquake has been completed in the prefecture.
A Pikachu balloon on display at Noto Airport, nicknamed “Noto Satoyama Pokemon with You Airport,” in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2026
Noto Peninsula airport struck by earthquake gets Pokemon-themed rebrand
Over 100 Pokemon characters are painted on walls and other parts of the airport, and limited-edition merchandise and meals are available at shops and restaurants.
The Hakuba Cross-Country Course in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, in February. For a third year in a row, roadside land prices in the village have increased at the highest rate across Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2026
Roadside land prices rise in popular Japanese tourist sites
Across the board, the prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 went up by 2.9%, marking a fifth consecutive year of increases.
American author Hannah Kirshner recently opened Mokkei as a hub for local knowledge-sharing and a retreat for tourists. Kirshner had spotted the century-old farmhouse years ago and dreamed of making it a “lifelong art project.”
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 22, 2026
How a U.S. author found — and helped build — community in a Japanese hot spring town
With a new home base, Hannah Kirshner hopes to build even deeper community and cultural connections in rural Ishikawa Prefecture.
A crested ibis takes flight on May 31 in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Another 10 crested ibises released in Ishikawa Prefecture
This brought the number of crested ibises, a special natural treasure of Japan, set free in Honshu to 18.
A crested ibis takes flight after being released in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2026
Crested ibises released into wild in quake-hit Ishikawa
The prefectural government hopes the effort will be a symbol of reconstruction from the powerful January 2024 earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula.
Yamano Music's main store in the Ginza district of Tokyo’s Chuo Ward is the most expensive commercial land site in Japan, according to data released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2026
91AV原创 average land price rises for fifth straight year
The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday.
Yukiyoshi Yamano
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2026
Former Kanazawa mayor elected Ishikawa governor
Yukiyoshi Yamano defeated the LDP-backed incumbent Hiroshi Hase in an election that focused on reconstruction after the 2024 Noto earthquake.
Suguru Kikuchi, an employee of the Yamamoto town government in Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 13
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2026
Using experience from 3/11 to help Noto reconstruction
Suguru Kikuchi had long hoped to repay the assistance his hometown received after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Lawyers for plaintiffs put up a sign reading, "unjust ruling," following a court's rejection on Wednesday of their case against a restart of the Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2026
Court rejects bid to block Shika nuclear power plant restart
Six plaintiffs claimed that restarting the reactors may cause irreparable damage to Hokuriku Electric Power.
The city of Toyama on Sunday. Regions facing the Sea of Japan coast have continued to see heavy snowfall since Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2026
Heavy snow continues along Sea of Japan coast, disrupting transportation
In Ishikawa Prefecture, accumulated snow has exceeded nine times the seasonal average in the city of Kanazawa.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s chief executive, in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2026
Uber’s quest to crack Japan leads through a rural hot-springs town
Since Uber entered Japan in 2014, the country, one of the world’s largest taxi markets, has remained a fortress, but the company is now making inroads in rural areas.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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