TOKYO - Five prefectures may consider hosting the final disposal sites for soil removed during decontamination work following ...

Hyogo Prefecture, the scent of forests wafted into the vehicle through an open window. A golf course designed by Japanese golfing great Isao Aoki appeared on the car’s GPS map, which was using ...

The inside of the Awaji Journey Hub is seen in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2025. (Mainichi/Naoki Irie) SUMOTO, Hyogo -- A new tourism hub on Awaji Island in west Japan -- known since ...

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

Night - Cloudy with a 73% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Sunny with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds ...

Cloudy with a high of 50 °F (10 °C). Winds variable. Night - Clear. Winds NW at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Mostly sunny today with a high of 55 °F ...

Located in Central Japan in the Hokuriku region, Toyama is an unhurried destination filled to the brim with idyllic scenery, ...

The central government also needs to hurry to resolve relevant issues so that another situation, like the one in Hyogo Prefecture, will not take place again. (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, March 6, 2025) ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly approved by majority vote the ... There was no issue with the prefecture’s response to the case, and it was appropriate.” He also said, “If you say there’s a ...