HIMEJI, Hyogo -- A man died on the morning of Jan. 20 after reporting that he was stabbed in this western Japan city. A ...

The seemingly innocuous alligator weed, or Alternanthera philoxeroides, poses a real problem, especially to rice farmers.

Memorial events were held in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17 to remember and pray for the 6,434 people who perished in the Great ...

On the evening of the 15th, a serious multi-car accident occurred on National Route 2 in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, involving a total of six vehicles. This incident has raised significant ...

Escape the city with a day hike through Kansai’s natural beauty, from easy river walks to challenging mountain peaks ...

A park pond here is home to a brand-new version of monstrous local mascot Gajiro the kappa (a creature of Japanese folklore), ...

KOBE: On Jan 20, 1995, three days after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a baby girl weighing 2.97 kilogrammes was born at ...

Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and ...

Makoto Toriyama’s “Toki no Ie” (“The House of Time”) and Ushio Hatakeyama’s “Sakebi” (“Scream”) are the winners of the 174th ...

Bereaved families and others renewed their commitment to passing on their experiences and lessons from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in western Japan to future generations on Saturday, the 31st ...

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan may bow out of four electoral districts in the possible snap election in a bid ...

On the afternoon of December 15, at approximately 5:35 PM, a serious multi-vehicle accident occurred on Route 2 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, involving six cars. According to the police from the ...