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 ...

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture—A European oyster species that “disappeared” from waters around the Tohoku region after the 2011 tsunami was, in fact, just laying low. Aquaculture farmers here are now ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’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 ...

IWATE, (Japan): Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has ...

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 ...

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