The Chiba prefectural government started the job fair program in fiscal 2024 after learning about small and midsize businesses in the prefecture that wanted to hire non-Japanese because of labor ...

Whether it’s transiting at Narita International Airport or jumping from one magical world to the next at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, most people heading to Chiba Prefecture are on their way ...

Clam digging started on April 17 at Funabashi Sanbanze Seaside Park in the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, a site known as the closest shellfish gathering spot to central Tokyo. Some 67,000 ...

A 35-year-old woman was found dead on a beach in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday. According to police, the body of Yuka Gyoji, a nursery school teacher from Sendai, was found lying on her ...

Boca Raton and Delray Beach were two of only three cities in the United States to earn awards for having some of the best beaches in the world, according to an international organization.

A budding plum blossom, photographed on Feb. 15 in Futtsu, in Chiba Prefecture, during one of the 72 microseasons that mark the traditional Japanese calendar: this period, between Feb. 14 and 18 ...

Meg Moon Since their 2023 punk-rock track "Blame Brett" became a runaway hit, The Beaches have been riding a career-high. The song, a kiss-off about a breakup, reached No. 1 on the Billboard ...

It’s the only one from the United States to make the list, with the travel guide company tagging the coastal spot the “best beach for beachcombers.” Ruby Beach is a great introduction to ...

It’s bookended by Lake Michigan beaches and deep forest canopies, with a handful of great towns and stops along the way. The Chain of Lakes Water Trail is a paddler’s dream, connecting a dozen ...

I got it wrong. It wasn’t mosquito coils and a springtime fish--Katori (香取) and Sawara, the names of the awesomely picturesque area in Chiba Prefecture. In 2006, Sawara merged with a number ...