A ticket to the famously postcard-perfect Himeji Castle will cost more than double the current rate for anyone from outside ...

Next to a railway crossing in Kobe's Tarumi Ward there is a pedestrian crossing spanning a national highway. However, there ...

135 East Hyogo Dry Gin offers a powerful floral aroma over scents of citrus fruits. It comes with a silky, balanced feel in the mouth, combining citrus, bitter and floral notes, while sansho pepper ...

AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Germinating nori seaweed ... comparable with the Sea of Ariake off the Kyushu region in southern Japan. About 50 people, including staff members of the institute ...

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 ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

chief of the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters, denied that claim, leading Tachibana, 57, to take the video down and apologize for the false claim. However, he offered no such apology to Takeuchi.

KOBE — The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald ... Add TheJapanNews to your Google News feed. Japan’s Nissan Motor to Cut Nearly 2,000 Jobs in U.S. Plants; Will ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...