Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito doubled down on how he handled whistleblowing by a former senior official, which was deemed power ...

Hyogo Prefectural Police said Wednesday they have arrested a U.S. tourist after he reported that he had inadvertently brought a handgun into Japan.

In a significant turn of events, the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly has recently faced scrutiny over issues related to confidential information leaks tied to Governor Motohiko Saito's misconduct ...

KASAI, Hyogo Prefecture--The usual quiet in an area of rice paddies and farm fields was disrupted by a crowd of curious onlookers early on a Sunday in July. They descended on a 1,200-meter ...

A controversial Assassin's Creed Shadows' gameplay segment has attracted the attention of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Between 8:50 p.m. on Thursday and 12:40 p.m. the following day, Kenta Fukudome, 45, allegedly used a passenger vehicle to ...

Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a 46-year-old man on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with two separate knife attacks in Hyogo Prefecture that took place in 2006 and 2007 ...

KOBE—Fossils found in Hyogo Prefecture are of a new genus and species of primitive ceratopsian, a plant-eating beaked dinosaur from about 110 million years ago, researchers said. The research ...

Children in western Japan are enjoying a labyrinth of yellow canola flowers to brighten up their spring break season.

Night - Clear. Winds S at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 78 °F (25.6 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 12 mph (11.3 to 19.3 kph). Mostly ...

A new tourism hub on Awaji Island in west Japan -- known since ancient times for supplying food to the Imperial court -- is promoting ...

The Osaka District Court has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man to 22 years in prison for killing his 19-year-old girlfriend in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, in 2024. According to the ruling on ...