Incumbent Koike Yuriko wins the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July ... factor in Saitō Motohiko’s reelection as governor of Hyōgo Prefecture on November 17 after he resigned following ...

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The Akashi Sake Brewery and Kaikyo Distillery are on the same property in the southern Hyōgo prefecture's city of ... Lovers To Explore When Visiting Tokyo In this year's tasting, another ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize up to 100,000 yen (about $640 ...

In a bid to forge meaningful connections and promote the unique allure of Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Government Tokyo Office recently organized a special two-day tour for embassy ...

Glance around the grounds and listen to discover that not only devout followers and tourists congregate at shrines and temples in central Tokyo. Shrines, temples and historic parks have a richer ...

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The Tokyo Auto Salon is the Japanese auto industry's largest opportunity to display its latest go-fast and show-off bits. Scores of OEMs and aftermarket suppliers—and the legions of fanatics who ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C). Winds NNW at 11 mph (17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 7 to 16 mph (11.3 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Sunny ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

A deadly two-plane collision in Tokyo on Jan. 2 happened because a pilot mistakenly believed he had been given permission to enter the runway for takeoff, the Japanese government’s crash ...

A street entertainer who counts Tokyo’s Shibuya as his patch has only nice things to say to the people he meets. The middle-aged man does not rely on a costume or beg for coins. Instead ...