The Ground Self-Defense Force's 14th Brigade rumbled through the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, on Sunday during a rare parade replete with combat vehicles. The event was originally scheduled for last year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brigade's establishment but was canceled because ...
A pilgrimage route stretching across Shikoku, one of Japan's four main islands, has recently been attracting more non-Japanese visitors with various cultural and religious backgrounds. Some of these pilgrims view the walk as a spiritual journey, while others want to make the pilgrimage for its ...
Until recently facing a shrinking, aging population, Ogijima is growing thanks to its thriving community-based art scene.
Innovative classes in Shikoku hone students' cultural sensitivity as well as their communication skills.
About 300 hooded cranes have arrived in three prefectures in Shikoku since late October, a rare gathering of the birds outside the Izumi Plain in Kagoshima Prefecture that is drawing attention on whether Shikoku will become a new wintering spot for them. The first arrival ...
Have you considered that maybe your double lives in Japan? And that you might meet them someday?
Two died, evacuation orders and recommendations were issued to some 555,000 people, and 32 people sustained injuries of varying degrees nationwide Friday as Typhoon Nangka headed north over Shikoku toward the Chugoku region in western Honshu. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that 11 ...
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 ...
An idled reactor run by Shikoku Electric Power Co. is expected take a big step next week toward resuming operation, bolstering the government's drive to revive atomic power in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, sources said Friday. The No. 3 unit at the three-reactor ...
Elderly and disabled people, as well as those too busy to travel, haven taken to booking holiday tours for their stuffed toys. Ecocoro Tokushima, a supplier of nursing care products based in the town of Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, organizes these tour packages, which come complete ...
Four more regional utilities said Tuesday they will stop signing contracts to buy renewable energy from mega solar power plants and other suppliers, citing transmission network capacity limitations. The move by the regional utilities serving Shikoku, Hokkaido, Tohoku and Okinawa follows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s ...
Typhoon Halong is expected to make landfall on Shikoku Saturday after bringing heavy rain, high waves and strong winds to southern Kyushu, the Meteorological Agency said Friday. The typhoon, the 11th of the year, is expected to dump more precipitation on rain-soaked Shikoku before heading ...
