Reelected Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito's campaign team said that it had commissioned a PR firm to manage social media ahead of ...

Authorities are examining seized materials to determine the nature of financial transactions between the governor’s camp and ...

Two police sergeants have been sacked for driving cars under the influence of alcohol and using a police car's headlights to ...

Prosecutors and police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, conducted searches at several locations on Friday over a possible violation of the public offices election law.

The huge earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will ...

If you're not a meat connoisseur, you might not know the difference between wagyu and Kobe beef. Lucky for you, we're here to ...

A professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, and director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center at Kobe University Hospital, KOTANI ...

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, ...

Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 67% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 6 ...

KOBE, Japan (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of ... time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 1995, leaving 6,434 people dead as many homes ...

On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and surrounding areas ... who was a section chief at the Hyogo police station of Hyogo prefectural police at the time.