We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 18 ...

Police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, have issued a rare warning to social media users against posting slanderous ...

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary ...

The police chief of Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan has made a rare comment about a rumor on social media that a former ...

By David McNeill Historical turning points sometimes announce themselves with a bang but often they sneak past us, almost ...

Kobe, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Motohiko Saito, governor of Hyogo Prefecture ... after resigning from the assembly of the western Japan prefecture on Nov. 18, the day after Saito’s reelection ...

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...

Three long-established train lunch makers in Japan, including Maneki Foods based in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, are collaborating in the effort. They are hoping to “bring Japanese ekiben to a new ...

Japan welcomed over 36.8 million tourists in 2024, a new record. This influx, along with a growing foreign resident ...

With the increasing impact of climate change becoming more and more tangible, achieving carbon neutrality—net-zero greenhouse ...

Tet celebrations reflect the strong bond among Vietnamese people worldwide and their deep connection to their homeland during ...

The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald Trump a deck of solid gold playing cards to ...