Traces of a small mountain castle dating to medieval times were discovered in the hills of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, this ...

For decades, an "extremely rare" fossil sat unidentified in Japan's Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in ...

A superintendent at Hyogo Prefectural Police concealed that he had lost a pair of handcuffs for 12 years, and revealed the ...

April 25 marks 20 years since a morning rush hour train derailed on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in western Japan, killing 106 ...

As the spring holiday period in Japan comes to an end, people are heading back home from their holiday destinations, ...

An American tourist in his 70s was recently arrested in Japan for possessing a handgun, which he had inadvertently brought ...

Japan is famously known for its hot springs, or onsen, which provide a peaceful retreat from the city chaos. While famous spots like Hakone and Beppu draw a lot of tourists, some lesser-known towns ...

OSAKA - This year marks 100 years since the birth and 10 years since the death of legendary rakugo storyteller Katsura Beicho ...

Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has ... Three senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi visited the Hyogo Prefectural police headquarters on Monday and delivered a letter to officers pledging ...