OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture—Much-needed rain finally arrived here on March 5, raising hopes that firefighters can slow a raging wildfire that entered its eighth day. The Morioka Local Meteorological ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture—A museum destroyed in the 2011 tsunami disaster is finally back in business after exhibits inundated with seawater and mud were restored with help from experts in and ...

A half-hour of being shaken up on a shuttle bus from Shin-Hanamaki Station on the JR Tōhoku Shinkansen brings visitors to Hanamaki Onsen. This modern resort district is situated in the hot spring area ...

Iwate Prefecture still faces a host of challenges nearly 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, including Iwate, Gov. Takuya Tasso said in an interview. "Work to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Sunday for Iwate prefecture after an offshore earthquake of Magnitude 6.8, as per the USGS, struck a northern Pacific region. The earthquake struck around 5:03 pm ...

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 ...