Sunset over Lake Shinji is seen through the branches of blooming cherry trees at Shirakata Park in the western Japan city of ...

The government’s nuclear watchdog approved safety measures at a reactor in Shimane Prefecture on Sept. 15, adding momentum to Chugoku Electric Power Co.’s plan to restart the plant in fiscal ...

Chugoku Electric Power Co. announced on Oct. 28 that it has begun loading nuclear fuel into the No. 2 reactor of Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue ahead of its planned restart later this year.

The last retired military personnel or civilian employee who received Japanese government medical benefits for trauma or ...

Journey through the tranquil rustic landscape of Shimane Pref. Traditional fishermen catch clams. One temple offers blessing for eye ailments. And, residents make unusual sculptures for the deities.

MATSUE -- Municipal governments in Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures are teaming up to ask the national government for solutions after noise from low flights by U.S. military aircraft training in ...

We start at Hiroshima, the largest city in the Chugoku region, and journey pastoral landscapes through the Chugoku Mountains to Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The towns along the way are alive with ...

Japan is not often associated with quilting in the popular imagination. In reality, however, artists have been blending fundamental quilting methods with traditional aesthetics for decades. These ...

SHIMANE (TR) – Police here last week posthumously sent papers on a man and his mother to the prosecutor’s office for ...

Sunset over Lake Shinji is seen through the branches of blooming cherry trees at Shirakata Park in the western Japan city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, April 7, 2025. Cherry blossoms were in full ...