With 13 locations across Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kurashiki in Okayama ... Its calm environment makes it perfect for casual activities like kayaking, beach volleyball, and beach yoga, all ...

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a news conference ... The reported admission follows a complaint alleging Saito violated Japan's election law by hiring a business to run his campaign's public ...

ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture—Even at the age of 116 ... The 10 oldest people in the world are all women and four of them are Japanese, according to the Gerontology Research Group.

KOBE—Motohiko Saito emerged from scandal and won re-election as Hyogo governor in a poll called ... from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People and ...

Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, ...

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

In a prefectural park on Awaji Island overlooking Osaka Bay, about 250,000 early blooming rapeseed flowers are in full splendor. These colorful delights will remain in full bloom until late March ...

She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and a ...

Self-Defense Force (SDF) personnel who responded to the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Hyogo Prefecture three decades ago and later worked on the ground during the Great East Japan Earthquake and ...

Hyogo Prefectural Police Chief Toshiyuki Murai speaks during ... Indonesia Launches Free School Meal Program with Support from Japan; Ishiba Currying Favor with New President Japan’s Nissan Motor to ...

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