FUKUI--Fukui Prefecture, whose wealth of fossil finds has given it the moniker of “dinosaur kingdom,” is moving to open Japan’s first university faculty dedicated to dinosaur studies.

Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto on Monday effectively gave the green light for the continued operations of three aging nuclear ...

The Nagoya District Court on Friday dismissed lawsuits seeking to revoke decisions by the Japanese Nuclear Regulation ... three aging nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture. Presiding Judge Ryo ...

Ten years after the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opened its Nagano-Kanazawa extension, sightseeing spots along the line are ...

We journey through the snowy landscapes of northern Fukui Prefecture in central Japan on the Echizen Railway. The local trains, which are a lifeline for residents, operate over a total distance of ...

Running along the Sea of Japan coast, it brings bullet trains to Fukui prefecture for the first time. Passengers began riding the extended Hokuriku line on March 16. The new service creates a ...

A Japanese court rejected Friday a request to revoke the approval ... 1 and 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant and the No. 3 unit at the Mihama plant, all in Fukui Prefecture and run by Kansai ...

Sake. Japanese food. It sounds pretty obvious but not if you’re Naoto Mizuno, president of the much-lauded Kokuryu brand of ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from ESE to E. The overnight low will be 39 °F (3.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C). Winds from ENE to W at 4 to 9 mph (6.4 to 14.5 kph). Scattered ...