AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--A local planetarium damaged ... The planetarium, the oldest in Japan, stands on the meridian of 135 degrees east longitude, which establishes Japan Standard Time.

AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Akashi city in January will become the first local government in Japan to introduce a partnership system that treats the children of same-sex couples as “family ...

AKASHI, Hyogo -- The face of an adorable "sunset panda," consisting of the sun and two parabolic antennae, was seen in perfect form from an astronomical museum in this western Japan city on March ...

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A bento from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture features a local octopus ... Let's embark on a journey to discover the best of ekiben, as we travel across Japan by train.

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds ENE. The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 14 mph (6.4 to 22.5 ...

Police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, have issued a rare warning to social media users against posting slanderous comments based on ungrounded information. The Hyogo prefectural police ...

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to ... (Japanese original and video by Naoki Irie, Akashi Local Bureau) ...