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[Breaking News]GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

GOTEMBA, Japan, June 8 Kyodo - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at the GSDF's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026. (Kyodo)

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) speaks ahead of an annual live-fire artillery drill at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks ahead of an annual live-fire artillery drill at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi waves as he observes an annual live-fire artillery drill at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at the GSDF's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) speaks to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during his visit to an annual live-fire artillery drill at the GSDF's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill in Shizuoka Pref.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at the GSDF's East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2026.

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (far R) watches a dance performance during a visit to a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako chats with students after their drum performance at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (R) visits a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits school for Brazilians in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako observes a Japanese language class at a school for Brazilian children living in Japan in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family at villa in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, talk to people upon arriving at Izu Kyuko Line's Shimoda Station in Shimoda in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Aug. 1, 2025, to stay at a local imperial villa. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family at villa in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Izu Kyuko Line's Shimoda Station in Shimoda in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Aug. 1, 2025, to stay at a local imperial villa with her father, Emperor Naruhito, and mother, Empress Masako.

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Japan imperial family at villa in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko talks to people upon arriving at Izu Kyuko Line's Shimoda Station in Shimoda in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Aug. 1, 2025, to stay at a local imperial villa with her father, Emperor Naruhito, and mother, Empress Masako. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family at villa in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Aiko talks to people upon arriving at Izu Kyuko Line's Shimoda Station in Shimoda in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Aug. 1, 2025, to stay at a local imperial villa with her father, Emperor Naruhito, and mother, Empress Masako. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family at villa in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, wave upon arriving at Izu Kyuko Line's Shimoda Station in Shimoda in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Aug. 1, 2025, to stay at a local imperial villa. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako visits a nursery school in Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Princess Kako in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako visits a nursery school in Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Princess Kako in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako visits a nursery school in Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Princess Kako in Shizuoka Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako visits a nursery school in Gotemba in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25, 2025.

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Shizuoka Pref. launches tourist campaign amid COVID pandemic

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020, shows panels featuring characters from popular Japanese anime Yuru Camp, literally translated as "laid-back camp," beside rental car counters at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Local authorities launched a campaign earlier in the month offering camping and outdoor goods on a rental basis for rental car users planning to visit camping sites in Shizuoka Prefecture, in response to dwindling tourist numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Suzuki head office logo and signboard

Suzuki head office logo and signboard=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters

Appearance, logo and signboard of Suzuki headquarters=Date:August 4, 2023,Place:Shizuoka pref.

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6 pref. governors seek business ties with U.S. startups

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors - (from L) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Katsusada Hirose of Oita (3rd from R) and Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka (far R) - pose for photos with officials of the U.S.-Japan Council, organizer of a conference at Stanford University in California to discuss ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley, on July 28, 2014.

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6 pref. governors attend confab in CA for business ties

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Six Japanese prefectural governors -- (from R) Hidehiko Yuzaki of Hiroshima, Hiroshi Ogawa of Fukuoka, Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka, Ryuta Ibaragi of Okayama, Katsusada Hirose of Oita and Yasushi Furukawa of Saga, attend a conference at Stanford University in California to explore ways to develop business ties with companies based in Silicon Valley on July 28, 2014.

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Fatal boat accident in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Personnel search for missing people and accident victims on Aug. 17, 2011, after a tour boat with about two dozen passengers aboard capsized on the Tenryu River in Shizuoka Prefecture earlier in the day.

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Fatal boat accident in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Personnel search for missing people and accident victims on Aug. 17, 2011, after a tour boat with about two dozen passengers aboard capsized on the Tenryu River in Shizuoka Prefecture earlier in the day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the power plant the following day at the request of the government which is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. The utility hopes to resume the plant soon after taking measures to block possible tsunami waves.

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M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Employees of the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture respond to a strong earthquake which hit the area in the evening of March 15, 2011, causing some ceiling panels at the city hall to fall.

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M6.4 quake jolts Shizuoka Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - A man talks on a mobile phone on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on March 15, 2011, as the Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train service was suspended after a strong earthquake rocked Shizuoka Prefecture and its vicinity, including Tokyo.

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3 die in controlled burn in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A controlled burn takes place at a Ground Self-Defense Force training field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 20, 2010. Three people died in the burn, which is conducted annually for pest control.

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Torrential rains wash railway base away in Okayama Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Workers on Aug. 11 restore a section of railway embankment on the Kishin Line in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan after it was washed away by downpours.

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Japan's 98th airport opens in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Passengers for Fukuoka prepare to board the first flight to depart from the newly opened Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport on June 4.

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Japan's 98th airport opens in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The first flight to leave the newly opened Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport departs June 4 for Fukuoka and is seen off by people on the tarmac. Japan's 98th airport, which opened the same day, offers eight domestic and international routes, including flights to Seoul and Shanghai.

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Japan's 98th airport opens in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - An opening ceremony for Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport is held at the airport's observation deck on June 4. Japan's 98th airport offers eight domestic and international routes, including flights to Seoul and Shanghai.

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PM Aso visits small companies in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) is briefed by staffers at a bakery in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 12. The bakery is one of two small companies Aso visited during the day. (Pool photo)

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Ice-free skating ring opens in Shizuoka Pref.

GOTEMBA, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa performs at the opening ceremony of an outdoor skating ring which is made of resin panels in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 20.

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Wake for slain Japanese aid worker held in Shizuoka Pref.

KAKEGAWA, Japan - A picture of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, is displayed at a wake held in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31.

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Suzuki to build plant in Shizuoka Pref. for 60 billion yen

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki and President Hiroshi Tsuda tell a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9 that the comapny will begin building a new plant this fall at its existing manufacturing base in Shizuoka Prefecture with an investment of about 60 billion yen. The plant, capable of manufacturing 240,000 compact cars a year, will become operational in the fall of 2008, they said.

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Iraqi boy visits primary school in Shizuoka Pref.

NUMAZU, Japan - Ten-year-old Iraqi Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, chats with elementary school students in the city on June 21.

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(1)Major flower exhibition to open in Shizuoka Pref.

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko (both at R) attend an opening ceremony for the Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 7 ahead of its opening to the public on April 8. The prince is serving as honorary head of the event.