A miniature green space here measuring 0.24 square meters was recognized by Guinness World Records last year as the world's ...

Many visitors enjoyed the final day of a cherry blossom festival featuring an early-blooming variety, Kawazu-zakura, in a ...

Most of us are used to visiting vast national parks, from Rocky Mountain to Big Bend. It’s easy to get lost in their beauty ...

The Vatican has sent a letter to a Japanese man acquitted of a 1966 quadruple murder in a retrial, expressing the pope's joy ...

A park in Japan’s central prefecture of Shizuoka was recently crowned the world’s smallest, according to Guinness World Records.

Mill Ends Park, located in Portland, Oregon, was officially recognized as the world's smallest park in 1971. It was created ...

Kawazu zakura is a variety of cherry blossoms that bloom early. This year, they flowered later than normal, but are now in ...

SHIZUOKA—Long the top tea-growing prefecture in Japan, Shizuoka has been surpassed by Kagoshima, dropping into second place ...

A tiny park in Japan has been officially recognized as the world's smallest park, surpassing the previous record held by Mill ...

Mill Ends Park located in Portland, Oregon, was the previous world record holder. Now, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan holds that ...

A massive display of hundreds of dolls is wowing visitors at the annual spring festival here, which celebrates young girls ...

BDO Unibank Inc. has expanded its partnership with Japan’s Shizuoka Bank Ltd. to boost trade and investment opportunities ...