SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Raw whale meat fetched 500,000 yen ($3,560) per kilogram at an auction here on Nov. 14, double the previous record of 250,000 yen set in Osaka in October.

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Japan’s new whaling mothership departed on its first expedition as the country plans to expand its commercial hunts. The Kangei Maru, the successor to the ...

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Expect scattered rain showers. A breeze will accompany a low of 57°. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant O₃ 61 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the ...

On April 3, a crowd gathered in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to celebrate the completion of the Kangei Maru, a 9,300-ton colossus built by Tokyo-based firm Kyodo Senpaku at a cost of 7. ...

Mitsui Chemicals has begun developing the recycling technology which is required to produce high-purity phosphorus materials ...

The christening and launch ceremony of the first vessel, "TRANS HARMONY GREEN," for Toyofuji Shipping, has already been held ...

A bodybuilding contest was held onboard a "Muscle Train" on the JR Sanin Line in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 10, as 70 ...