A small, old castle was found in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture in March. Researchers found the castle using artificial ...

The health ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the previous year and the first time the number of newborns fell below 700,000 since records began in 1899.

Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday obliging hundreds of major companies to participate in a carbon emission trading system as part of its efforts to achieve the country's climate goals.

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the ...

Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government ...

TOKYO -- Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis plans to start mass production of radiopharmaceuticals, a type of next-generation cancer treatment, in Japan in 2026, Nikkei has learned.

The company’s strategy involves installing new production equipment at its facility located in Tamba-Sasayama, in Hyogo prefecture. This move will establish the first mass production facility ...

Hyogo Medical University was established in 1972 as a private university in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, and received university status in 2004 by the Japan University accreditation association. The ...

Opinion 'Hyogo Shock' awakens Japan to social media-driven populism threat Scandal-hit governor's winning campaign compared to Trump's 'alternative facts' playbook Linda Sieg November 28, 2024 17: ...

Hyogo Prefecture, nestled between verdant mountains and pristine seas, offers a culinary adventure that extends far beyond its famous Kobe beef. With premium seafood like Kasumi red snow crab ...

Japan's super-aged society continues to gray, with 29.3 percent of its population now aged 65 or older, the highest rate of any country worldwide, according to a Japanese statistics bureau report ...

Ishiba has called Japan's low birth rate a "quiet emergency", one that is starkly evident in places like Ichinono, a bucolic hamlet home to fewer than 60 people.