Thousands of residents in Miyagi Prefecture were instructed to evacuate July 16 as record rainfall extended to northern areas from the night before. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that ...

SENDAI--As a come-on, Miyagi Prefecture hopes to be able to promise Indonesian and other Muslim workers they will be buried appropriately if they die in Japan. The prefectural government reached ...

SENDAI—Miyagi Prefecture will install manhole covers featuring characters from the “Pokemon” video game series in 20 inland cities and towns, giving “PokeLids” to all municipalities in ...