Former Japan economy and industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is assured of winning a seat in the House of Representatives election ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended Japan's traditional knowledge and skills for making sake and ...

Enjoy a two-day road trip through the colorful autumn scenery of Hyogo Prefecture, exploring its tourist attractions to the ...

A bento from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture features a local octopus ... Let's embark on a journey to discover the best of ekiben, as we travel across Japan by train.

Hyogo police have revealed that a 45-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a 2006 stabbing incident that left a 9-year-old-girl seriously injured had no prior ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 65 °F (18.3 °C) and a 42% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 11 to 13 mph (17.7 to 20.9 kph). Night - Clear with a 22% chance of precipitation. Winds from NNW ...

TAKARAZUKA, (Japan): A giant white whale is swimming leisurely, its tail raised high, through a residential area in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, with the blue sky as the ocean and flowing clouds ...

A record seven candidates are expected to run in the Nov. 17 gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture, following the ouster of former Gov. Motohiko Saito, 46, over alleged power harassment and ...

No injuries were reported, and Mr. Ishiba was away from Tokyo in southern Japan on Saturday. The episode is the latest in a series of violent acts targeting officials in Japan, a country known as ...

By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s governing party lost its majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters delivered an emphatic rejection of the ...