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Shizuoka's premium melons enter Australia's luxury market

March 30, 2026

Japan's top-grade Crown melons are now on sale in Australia after meeting strict quarantine standards, targeting restaurants, parties and gift buyers.

Shizuoka police raid ousted Ito Mayor's home

February 14, 2026

Shizuoka prefectural police have raided the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo, who faces allegations of falsifying her academic background, investigation sources said Saturday (February 14).

Scandal-hit Mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Pref., finally ousted

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025

The city assembly of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Friday passed a second no-confidence motion against scandal-hit Mayor Maki Takubo, resulting in her removal from office on the same day.

Questioning ‘unmanned’ at unmanned stations in Japan

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023

An art festival in Shizuoka Prefecture seeks to highlight the life that continues to flourish in local communities after train stations go unmanned.

A router for the pocket

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Visitors to Shizuoka can now make use of a pocket router for Wi-Fi Internet connectivity in Japan at absolutely no cost and have Shizuoka City Tourism to thanks for this service.

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Shizuoka's premium melons enter Australia's luxury market

Shizuoka police raid ousted Ito Mayor's home

Scandal-hit Mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Pref., finally ousted

Questioning ‘unmanned’ at unmanned stations in Japan

A router for the pocket