ICHINOMIYA, Chiba Prefecture--A drone-based tsunami detection is taking shape along this famed surfing coastline to ensure a speedy evacuation of beach-goers in an emergency. The town of Ichinomiya ...

If you’re a water baby like myself, then water sports are far more appealing than snow adventures. Now that it’s mid-June and summer has once again made an appearance, I still have memories of Japan’s ...

Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested a 24-year-old firefighter for the Tokyo Fire Department on suspicion of inflicting bodily injury on a man in Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture. According to police, Shogo ...

Hundreds of thousands of dead anchovies have washed up on the Kujukuri-hama coast of Chiba Prefecture, densely covering about 600 meters of a sandy beach, a local government official said Friday.

Drone footage taken on Thursday (July 31) showed the carcasses of four whales washed up on a beach in central Japan’s Chiba prefecture. According to local media reports, the whale carcasses were first ...

Clam digging season started on March 7 at Futtsu Beach in the city of Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture. Families and other visitors dug for clams such as "asari" and "hamaguri" in the sand. People can find ...