Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

Only nine of Japan’s 47 prefectures have had population increases since 2015, a demographic trend that will lead to a significant reapportionment of Lower House seats, according to preliminary ...

On the other hand, with Osaka being the biggest city in the west of Japan, comparisons are often made between Osaka and Tokyo prefectures in the national spotlight, and 36 percent of Osakans feel that ...

Thirty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural governments back revising a pact governing the US forces in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

but we have now expanded this scope to include the weather at the capital cities of all 47 Japanese prefectures. We welcome everyone to access our STRL website and try this service. To provide the ...