An iron object excavated in Fukui could be part of a saw dating to the late Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (second to third centuries) and the oldest known in Japan, researchers said. The artifact was ...

FUKUI--Takato Ishida became the youngest governor in Japan following an election that was made necessary by the resignation ...

FUKUI, Japan >> A project to install 23 dinosaur monuments in front of JR Fukui Station was completed last month. The city and the Fukui prefectural governments began planning for the dinosaur statues ...

Japan is not a country where beauty is overlooked. Many know to visit Tokyo and Osaka for high-rise city ventures. But, much like fossils and treasure, there is more beauty to be uncovered when you ...

Fukui – A 35-year-old independent candidate has been elected governor of Fukui Prefecture after his predecessor resigned over a scandal involving the sexual harassment of prefectural government ...

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Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is ...

FUKUI – Tatsuji Sugimoto, the governor of Fukui Prefecture, resigned on Thursday over his sexual harassment of prefectural government employees. The Fukui prefectural assembly accepted his resignation ...

Fukui Prefecture is associated with dinosaurs and Zen, thanks to numerous fossil discoveries and a major temple founded by the Buddhist priest Dōgen. Fukui Prefecture lies to the west edge of the ...

The English webpage revealed that the company appointed Dragonite as the ambassador of Fukui due to the prefecture’s ties with dinosaurs and dragons. The Fukui Prefecture hosts a large dinosaur museum ...

Fukui Prefecture has just released a new multilingual leaflet available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, making it easier than ever for people living in Japan and tourists to ...