National Apr 14, 2021
A total of 27 torchbearers were initially scheduled to run on Matsuyama's roads.
Travel May 17, 2019
Matsuyama: Under the radar, home to the contemporary
by Patrick St. Michel
Although Matsuyama is known for its historical role in the Shikoku Pilgrimage and as a home for centuries-old onsen hot springs, there's plenty of modernity to be found in Ehime Prefecture's capital city.
Travel | G20 host cities special Mar 5, 2019
Matsuyama, which will host the Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting on Sept. 1 and 2, is the biggest city on the island of Shikoku. The capital of Ehime Prefecture is known for the famous Dogo Onsen, which is regarded as Japan's oldest hot spring ...
National / Crime & Legal Aug 25, 2017
Several people involved in cord blood sales are set to be arrested for aiding cord blood therapies without notifying authorities in advance, investigative sources said Friday. The police are also looking into criminal charges against doctors believed to have administered cord blood. The Health, Labor ...
National Jul 20, 2017
Orange juice running through faucets is not just a joke at Matsuyama airport
The long-running joke that orange juice flows like water in Ehime Prefecture is now a reality as a new refreshment stand featuring a unique faucet opened Thursday at Matsuyama airport. At the stand, named the Orange Bar, customers can serve themselves the juice of local ...
National Mar 12, 2017
Arson suspect arrested after three die in blaze at Ehime home for disabled
A 49-year-old resident who admitted starting a fire in her room at a facility for the disabled in Shikoku is arrested on suspicion of arson leading to the death of three others who lived there.
National Sep 8, 2016
Europe's first 'comfort women' statue planned for German city
A statue of a girl symbolizing the "comfort women" who were procured for Japan's wartime military brothels is to be installed in December in Freiburg.
National / History Aug 22, 2016
Civility shown to Russo-Japanese War POWs lives on as Matsuyama's legacy
by Eric Johnston
Tucked away in a tiny corner of Matsuyama, on a hillside not too far from the famous Dogo Onsen hot springs resort, lies a unique graveyard. Inside lie gravestones for 98 Russian POWs who died during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, a somber reminder of ...
National Aug 14, 2016
Would-be buckaroos took part in their last pig rodeo in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Saturday after organizers of the long-held festival decided to shut it down following criticism it was a form of animal abuse. The festival, held almost every year for the past 25 years, ...
National / Crime & Legal May 25, 2016
A knife-wielding 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, roughly 16½ hours after taking a woman in her 20s hostage at her apartment in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, police said. After hours of pleas by authorities to free the woman, the suspect, identified as Kazuhiro Honda, released his ...
Travel May 7, 2016
Conjuring haiku on the trail from Hiroshima to Matsuyama
by Shaun Mckenna
Riding the shinkansen from Tokyo to Hiroshima, I am glued to my iPhone when Stephen Gill tells me to look outside the window. The countryside — rolling hills and rice paddies — is shrouded in mist. Perhaps inspired by the scene, he begins reciting ...
Travel May 23, 2015
Don't build castles in the air, go see Ehime Prefecture's real ones
by Mandy Bartok
I'm more than happy to start my day off on a literal high point, but as we tackle the steep incline up to Matsuyama's hilltop castle, I am beginning to doubt our chosen method of arrival. It's an unseasonably warm day in this coastal city ...