ITAMI, Hyogo Prefecture--A magnificent pipe organ here found a new owner following 2-year-long struggle to avoid dismantlement and despite the objections of some locals. The instrument will be ...
TOYOOKA, Hyogo Prefecture—The vividly red leaves of the "dodan tsutsuji" (Enkianthus perultas) at Ankokuji temple here are ...
Hyogo Prefecture offers awe-inspiring sights: a towering wooden castle with a pristine white facade, the dazzling "million-dollar" night view and one of the world's largest whirlpools. These ...
When people use the term “Japanese mythology,” they are often referring to Shinto — one of Japan’s most widely practiced religions that originated here in the archipelago. Shinto teaches that the ...
The personal information of a whistleblower in Hyogo Prefecture was likely leaked under the instructions of Gov. Motohiko Saito and former Vice Gov. Yasutaka Katayama, according to a report released ...
The controversial head of a fringe political group, Takashi Tachibana, was sent to prosecutors on Monday for allegedly ...
Takashi Tachibana, the leader of a Japanese political party known for his controversial remarks, was arrested Sunday on ...
A Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member from Nippon Ishin no Kai has offered to leave the party following his questionable act over data on a probe by an assembly panel into alleged harassment by Hyogo ...
Police arrested NHK Party leader Tachibana Takashi on November 9 on suspicion of defamation. In December last year, he ...
This house in Hyogo, Japan, by local architect Shogo Aratani is made up of overlapping concrete slabs that accommodate an interior of staggered floors and ramped corridors (+ slideshow). The ...
A 43-year-old male police officer was found bleeding from a head wound in a Hyogo Prefecture martial arts training room on Saturday night and was later pronounced dead, local authorities said. A ...
The leader of Japan's NHK Party Tachibana Takashi has been arrested on suspicion of defaming a former prefectural assembly member through his street speeches and social media posts.