The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald Trump a deck of solid gold playing cards to ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Kobe, located in the Hyogo Prefecture, is a vibrant port city known for its scenic beauty, ...

Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...

With the increasing number of foreign residents, the importance of Japanese language education is on the rise. Starting from ...

With the increasing impact of climate change becoming more and more tangible, achieving carbon neutrality—net-zero greenhouse ...

The chief of the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters has denied a rumor spreading on social media that a former prefectural ...

The expert mentioned poor environments at evacuation centers as one of the problems persisting since the Great Hanshin ...

By David McNeill Historical turning points sometimes announce themselves with a bang but often they sneak past us, almost ...

Hideaki Takeuchi, 50, had taken part in investigations over workplace bullying allegations made against Gov. Motohiko Saito ...

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary ...

A former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member who served on the assembly's special committee to investigate power harassment and ...

A new dinosaur species from more than 100 million years ago has been discovered and it's notable not for its size but its unusual intelligence.