Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in ...

Unexpected detours, cultural wanderings and happy supermarket sprees are all part of the fun. Here's what our Japan road trip ...

Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career ...

In Shiga food comes in so many delicious tastes and flavors born out of a rich natural environment and the prefecture's long history. In addition to Omi Beef, one of Japan's top three Wagyu beef ...

Energy and logistics giant MHI operates the Takasago Hydrogen Park, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, touted as the world’s first facility that can play host to the full value chain of hydrogen ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly on Wednesday adopted a report by its special investigative committee that found the prefecture's efforts to identify a whistleblower against Gov. Motohiko Saito to ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a 49% chance of precipitation ...

Sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 31 °F (-0.6 °C). Sunny today with a ...

Hyogo prefectural assemblymen, from left, Makoto Masuyama, Minoru Kishiguchi and Takahiro Shirai, all members of Nippon Ishin, appear in a news conference regarding their provision of information ...

How do the citizens of Hyogo Prefecture view the words and actions of the assembly members they elected? Three prefectural assembly members from the Japan Innovation Party admitted that, during the ...

Several bones and a skull, believed to be the remains of a child, have been found along train tracks near Itami Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, police said Sunday.

Another highlight uses local matcha and white azuki bean paste from Hyogo prefecture, which is topped with condensed jersey milk foam. The seasonal lineup changes regularly, so you’ll always ...