The city’s long relationship with glass, rooted in medicine bottles and industrial craft, continues to shape the city’s ...

UOZU, Toyama Prefecture—A woman in her 40s was pleasantly pleased after taking a tour of a home up for sale. The two-story wooden structure, built about 60 years ago, boasts five bedrooms and stands ...

TOYAMA—The centuries-old Owara Kaze no Bon festival featuring elegant street parades by dancers in kimono began here on Sept. 1. Starting around 4 p.m. on the opening day, dancers paraded through the ...

A multi-gigawatt data center campus is being planned in central Japan. Announced late last year, Nanto City and data center ...

There is much to take in as you settle into your seat in Ebitei Bekkan’s pristine second-floor dining room: the vivid grain of the wood on the counter and on the ceiling above; the gleaming ...

Since the Hokuriku region art and craft festival Go For Kogei was established in 2020, its main exhibits and collaborating events have been spread out in locations across three prefectures — Toyama, ...

Born in the mountains of Toyama and shaped by craft, time and collaboration, IWA is a new expression of sake that bridges ...

The Toyama Prefectural Assembly in central Japan is set to sell used council member badges containing gold once again, this ...