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

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

Sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 31 °F (-0.6 °C). Sunny today with a ...

March marks the transition into spring, bringing warmer days and a host of seasonal events. From plum and cherry blossom festivals to traditional cultural celebrations, there’s plenty to explore in ...

Mount Shosha, home to Engyoji Temple, stands at an elevation of 371 meters. While you can hike up, the easiest way is to take the Shosha Ropeway from the base station to the summit. To reach the ...

Several bones and a skull, believed to be the remains of a child, have been found along train tracks near Itami Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, police said Sunday.

enabling people in the prefecture to know the content, while noting that he had no intention to defend the Hyogo governor. The news conference was also attended by two other Hyogo assembly members ...

Two Hyogo Prefectural Assembly members from the Nippon Ishin no Kai resigned Thursday from a special committee investigating alleged harassment by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito. Minoru Kishiguchi and ...

The request was made after a truck fell into a gaping sinkhole at a busy intersection in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, on January 28. The request had been in place since that day in relevant 12 ...

Google owns Waze and Google Maps, but the apps, while similar in scope, offer substantially different experiences. Waze offers unparalleled real-time driving updates, while Google Maps provides ...

By Yan Zhuang Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in its Maps application for users in the United States. The company started implementing the change after the U.S. government ...

U.S. Google Maps results for "Gulf of Mexico," automatically changed to "Gulf of America" and showing the location's label as "Gulf of America." Credit: Mashable screenshot / Google Late last ...