A massive torii gate at a shrine in this western Japan city has been lit up in red and blue, the theme colors of the 2025 World Ex･･･ ...

Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured), which in 2022 waived a move to host an integrated resort (IR) with casino after the local assembly voted against taking part in the initial application round, ...

OSAKA—Almost five years after two corpses washed ashore on a lonely beach, a self-proclaimed fortuneteller and her acolyte ...

On March 11, 2025, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) announced it would construct Japan’s first 3D-printed train station in ...

Eneos, a unit of Eneos Holdings (5020.T), opens new tab, also said the industry ministry selected the Wakayama project for a publicly solicited initiative to support the expansion of the ...

The court in the city of Wakayama found Ryuji Kimura, 25, guilty of attempted murder and four charges related to the possession of explosives. In its ruling, the court said Mr. Kimura had sought ...

WAKAYAMA--Famed for being the largest plum-producing area in Japan, Wakayama Prefecture’s local “umeshu” plum wine producers are striving to flow out to new markets abroad. And they have set ...

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