A former member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly who took part in investigating Gov. Motohiko Saito’s workplace bullying allegations last year has died in an apparent suicide — the third ...

The local politician was serving his fifth term and belonged to the Hyogo Citizens Union, an assembly faction comprising Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan members and others. Following ...

The police chief of Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan has made a rare comment about a rumor on social media that a former prefectural assembly member was facing arrest. He called the information ...

Open from April to November, The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, often called the "Roof of Japan," is a spectacular ... the Kurobe Dam and Tateyama Snow Wall. Covering approximately 37 kilometers ...

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

TANBASASAYAMA, Hyogo Prefecture—A pair of dummies in law enforcement are tirelessly promoting traffic safety here. The “police officers” serving and protecting beside the northbound lane of ...

Expectations are building that Japan's central bank might raise its key interest rate ... though they can also give inflation more fuel. Wall Street has been lurching down and up in recent weeks as ...

Crews have cleaned up most of the damage done by an act of vandalism that targeted a historic mural in the Japantown area of Seattle's CID neighborhood.

MANILA--A Philippine security official said Tuesday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression ... and Western countries, including Japan, with which it signed a key ...

the fourth-largest caucus in the Hyogo prefectural assembly, affiliated with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. Add TheJapanNews to your Google News feed. Indonesia Launches Free School ...

KOBE — The chief of the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters has denied a rumor ... Jomon Period Indonesia Launches Free School Meal Program with Support from Japan; Ishiba Currying Favor with New ...