A man serving a life sentence for killing a girl in western Japan two decades ago was arrested on Thursday for an alleged ...

Like in many other areas of Japan, the population is dwindling in Hyogo Prefecture and its capital, Kobe. City officials in May said Kobe’s population could fall below 1.5 million by the end of ...

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

KOBE--Former Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito trails the front-runner in a gubernatorial election called after he left the post ...

Kobe beef, a true delicacy for those who love premium cuts of beef, isn't something you can find just anywhere. Many haven't even heard of it, let alone tasted it.

A ceremony to light a wood-burning stove was held at the Kobe Municipal Rokkosan Elementary School in Hyogo Prefecture on October 23 ... calendar which divided the year into 24 periods. Modern Japan ...

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Kobe, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The official campaign period started on Thursday for the Nov. 17 gubernatorial election in western Japan prefecture of Hyogo following the effective ouster of former ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 69 °F (20.6 °C). Winds NNW at 15 to 16 mph (24.1 to 25.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from NNW to N at 8 to 14 mph (12.9 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 58 ...

Hyogo Gov Motohiko Saito vowed to seek reelection Thursday ... to dissolve the assembly or offer his resignation as the governor of the western Japan prefecture, of which Kobe is the capital, in the ...