Hyōgo Prefecture is the home of one of Japan’s finest fortresses in Himeji Castle, which was among the first of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, registered in 1993.

ASHIYA, Hyogo -- There is a building in this western Japan city that has survived World War II and the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, and has been used for a variety of purposes despite its name ...

She died at a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan, Guinness said in a news release, citing LongeviQuest, an organization that manages a database on the world’s oldest people.

Ashiya, located midway between the Japanese cities of Kobe and Osaka, is known for its sweeping hillside vistas overlooking the Osaka Bay. It is considered one of the wealthiest areas in Japan ...

ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--Local voters made national history by electing a 26-year-old to lead the city, making him the youngest mayor ever in Japan.

Japan’s by-elections have seen a number of diverse new faces thrust into the national spotlight, including 26-year-old Ryosuke Takashima, the country’s youngest-ever mayor.

In 2023, at the age of 26, Mr Takashima was elected mayor of Ashiya, a town in western Japan. “Being a mayor seemed like a career that would allow me to impact society the most,” he says.