Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

Local governments in two Japanese prefectures ordered the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people Monday where wildfires continue ...

It's this insatiable awe and love for Japan that compelled this Singaporean to want to visit all 47 of its prefectures solo, and he's inching closer to completing this goal after two-and-a-half ...

Only nine of Japan’s 47 prefectures have had population increases since 2015, a demographic trend that will lead to a significant reapportionment of Lower House seats, according to preliminary ...

with Shinkansen terminal stations now in Aomori and Ishikawa prefectures, that could change in the future. Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions. (The page is in Japanese.