Chubu, Japan News

The following is a look at a mostly foreign rock band, the Sushi Cabaret Club, based in Nagoya, Japan.

Professor Kunihiko Takeda, Ph.D., is vice-chancellor of the Institute of Science and Technology Research at Chubu University and one of the world's leading authorities on both uranium enrichment and recycling.

KANAZAWA, Japan - An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed what might be the largest fossil of a dinosaur tooth ever found in Japan.

Recently, there have been many cases in which police and prosecutor interrogations of criminal suspects have been seen as potentially leading to false accusations.

THE passengers of two Northwest Flights from Narita and Nagoya, Japan were stranded for nearly an hour on their planes after a 45-minute blackout hit the Saipan airport at past midnight on Sunday.

Toyota is acquiring land in Brazil for a new plant and is studying plans to build compact vehicles there in 2011 or later -- the latest in the aggressive drive by automakers around the world in emerging ...

Whether he was getting a haircut or simply doing some shopping, Ross Chambless regularly crossed paths with locals in Matsumoto, Japan, who knew all about their sister city in the United States.

Three former officials of Expoland, the operator of Expoland amusement park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, admitted at the Osaka District Court on Monday that they were negligent in relation to a fatal ...

A total of 216 people were taken to hospitals due to heat stroke or similar symptoms Sunday as temperatures rose above 35 C in various parts of Japan, with one person listed in serious condition, a tally by ...

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian Kotooshu got off to a shaky start on Sunday in his bid for promotion to sumo's highest rank of grand champion.

July 12, 2008 11:26 AM - The scenic stream that runs through Kariya Park is slowly drying up, and it appears the City can't - ' or won't - ' do anything about it.

The Place of Peace at Furman University is less a place than a state of being. You might think the most important part of the Place, called "Heisei-ji" in Japanese, is the Buddhist temple that sits on top of ...

MAEBASHI, Gunma Pref. A group comprising seven prefectures and Nagoya, home to many foreign residents in Japan, asked the government Wednesday to unify its policies on foreigners by creating a task force at the ...

Emerging low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad plans to fly to Japan from as early as March 2009, with airfares at prices half those offered by major airlines.

Takumi Stamping Inc., a producer of small metal stamped auto parts, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in Fairfield Tuesday, July 1. The new 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will produce parts for ...

Washington, July 5: Thanks to technology, everyone's driving - and walking - with hands-free cellphones tucked into their ears.

Friday marks the first anniversary since the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes became the first in Korea to be named to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

That question can have quite a different answer if you have an English style garden, or say, a Japanese garden.

Dance performers called the "Domatsuri Dancers" from Japan are set to visit Saipan again to participate in this year's 2008 Liberation Day Parade, scheduled for July 4, 2008.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., - For years, Takamatsu, Japan has been St. Petersburg's sister city.