Dubbed the "Seppuku Contest," the event was slated to take place next month in the western Japanese city of Matsue, formerly ...

My phone rings. “Hello? I’m fine, fine. I’m, uh, in Matsue at the moment. I said Matsue. In Shimane Prefecture. What’s it like? "Well, I’ve only been here a short while, and I’m ...

Located roughly 600 kilometres west of Tokyo, Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture. With a current population of just under 200,000, it is home to one of Japan’s rarest attractions ...

Matsue, in Shimane Prefecture, is located in western Japan. The city borders Lake Shinji to the west, and the Sea of Japan to the north and east. Matsue Castle, a national treasure, stands tall in ...

Chugoku Electric Power Company has announced that it plans to resume operation of unit 2 at its Shimane nuclear power plant ...

Police in Matsue, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a woman whom he was dating by punching her multiple times in the face and kicking her in the chest, in a ...

Chugoku Electric is planning to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue in December. In addition, the No. 3 reactor now under construction at the facility is ...

Matsue, Shimane Pref., Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Chugoku Electric Power Co. notified the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Monday that it plans to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power ...

A cruise line has announced an incredible new cruise that starts in Iceland and ends in Japan that will set sail in 2026.

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Mazda's head of design is adamant the Iconic SP concept will lead to a production model, but under what name and with what ...

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