For watchmaker Grand Seiko, the latest Evolution 9 hits very close to home. A homage to the manufacture that made it, the new ...

MORIOKA--Iwate Prefecture, well-known for its striking coastline, is moving to protect its natural environment and marine resources with plans to raise 5 billion yen ($35.8 million) in funds ...

Another line that connects the inland and coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture is the JR Kamaishi Line. 04:23 This 90-kilometer-long rural line runs from Hanamaki Station, near Iwate Hanamaki Airport ...

Explaining Northern Japan to Rwandans. Hachimantai city in Iwate prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan ...

Tasuki Usui has been a fan of Plymouth Argyle since watching them in a FA Cup game in 2005. | ITV News West Country ...

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture—A European oyster species that “disappeared” from waters around the Tohoku region after the 2011 tsunami was, in fact, just laying low. Aquaculture farmers here are ...

James Hobbs, living in Japan for 30 years, teaches at a medical university in Iwate Prefecture. He takes us along on some hard weekend training with cycling friends and on a camping trip with his ...

(Mainichi/Shinichi Okuda) NANAO, Ishikawa -- In earthquake-hit areas of central Japan's Noto Peninsula, a man from Iwate Prefecture has been serving warm coffee to people residing in shelters and ...

KUJI, Japan >> Sanriku Railway Co. is running its special seasonal train this winter, called the Kotatsu Ressha, between its Kuji and Miyako stations on the line in Iwate prefecture. On Dec. 14 ...