Kanazawa Ishikawa Pref. The body of a female high school student, her hands and mouth bound with duct tape, has been discovered in an abandoned home in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, police said Saturday. The body, which had multiple stab wounds, was discovered Friday night and later ...
Ishikawa firm's styrofoam domes find favor with farmers seeking disaster-proof growing environment
For years, Katsuyuki Kitagawa dreamed of living in a comfortable home in the shape of a domed manju (dumpling), minus the bean paste. For over a decade his firm, Japan Dome House Co., based in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, has come about as close to that ...
The Ishikawa Prefectural Police Wednesday arrested a 60-year-old director of Hokkoku Shimbun, a newspaper based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on suspicion of smuggling Rush, a so-called dangerous drug, into Japan. According to the police, Hajime Saga of Kanazawa allegedly imported 12 bottles of liquid containing ...
Ishikawa Prefecture is inviting visitors to view a studio where cultural assets are restored in a bid to draw public attention to the skill of art repair, the first such attempt by a local government in Japan. Ishikawa is known for traditional urushi lacquerware known ...
Two teens die, 25 people hurt in car-minibus collision in Ishikawa Prefecture
Two teenagers died and 25 people were taken to hospital Saturday after a bus and a passenger car collided in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, local police said. The bus carrying students belonging to a baseball club at a junior high school in the ...
Ishikawa huntress group takes aim at traditional stereotypes
Women from Ishikawa Prefecture have launched a hunting group, with the aim of enjoying the activity while preserving the environment. Karijo no Kai (Group of Hunter Girls) is a female-only hunters club established in March. The group is now preparing for its first trip to ...
Woman killed, another hurt injured following police chase in Ishikawa
One woman was killed and another seriously injured after a stolen car being chased by police collided with a taxi in Ishikawa Prefecture on Wednesday. The collision occurred at an intersection in the town of Hodatsushimizu at around 4:40 p.m. The crash claimed the life ...
Total SA will build a 27-megawatt solar power station in Ishikawa Prefecture that will be its first photovoltaic project in Japan. Ise Group and SunPower Corp. will also take part in the ¥10 billion ($89 million) project, according to a statement posted on SunPower's website. ...
Icy Kanazawa, sunny Naha: A tale of two live scenes
I have been traveling around the country since September meeting people involved in different independent music scenes in such places as Hokkaido, and Iwate and Saitama prefectures. After taking a break over winter, I resumed my travels this month and headed to the contrasting ...
West Japan Railway Co. resumed train service Monday morning along the JR Hokuriku Line in northern Niigata Prefecture, where about 1,350 passengers were stranded by a blackout triggered by heavy snow the day before. According to JR West, the power outage occurred at around 6:30 ...
Fukui, neighbors agree on disaster cooperation
Fukui Prefecture, which hosts 13 of Japan's 48 nuclear reactors, agrees to participate in disaster drills and planning with neighbors Ishikawa and Nara.
Projected re-election to make Ishikawa's Tanimoto longest-serving governor
Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto won his sixth four-year term in the gubernatorial election Sunday, defeating two independent challengers. Tanimoto, 68, supported by the opposition Social Democratic Party, was challenged by Yoshinobu Kimura, 62, a senior member of a citizens' group backed by the Japanese Communist ...
