The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami not only sped the population decline in many municipalities in the northwestern prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, it sparked population growth in Sendai, a ...

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture—A frail aging Asian black bear that fell into the ocean here drew cheers of encouragement and raised safety concerns before leading police and hunters on a daylong search.

Established in 1871 (formerly part of Mutsu province) Capital: Morioka Population: 1,211,000 (as of Oct. 2020) Area: 15,275 km 2 Iwate’s capital, Morioka, is the largest city in the prefecture, but is ...

Japan issued an advisory for a possible tsunami of up to one metre (three feet) high after an earthquake in waters off Iwate. Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Sunday for Iwate prefecture after an ...

Japan is high on many travellers’ to-do lists, so it should come as no surprise that The New York Times elevated one of its cities to second place on its list of 52 places around the world to visit in ...

Iwate Prefecture will ask the central government for continued assistance after the second-phase reconstruction period expires at the end of fiscal 2025 following the massive earthquake and tsunami in ...

Japan’s Iwate Prefecture announced today that they are partnering up with The Pokémon Company to have the Rock Pokémon Geodude be their tourism ambassador. The reason behind choosing Geodude of all ...

Local authorities on Monday lifted all remaining evacuation orders issued in response to a massive wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. The move came a day after Ofunato Mayor Kiyoshi ...

Recent scholarship holds that horses were first domesticated over 4,000 years ago in central Asia and in what is now southern Russia. The animals were prized for their usefulness in transporting ...

KAMAISHI, Iwate -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) began test runs here on Aug. 21 along the JR Yamada Line, where service was suspended after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami hit the area ...