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A memorial ceremony for victims of a 2005 train derailment is held in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2026
Victims mourned 21 years after JR West train crash in Amagasaki
On April 25, 2005, a train entered a curved section at a speed far exceeding the limit and derailed, with the first and second cars colliding with a nearby apartment building.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (center) has denied any involvement in the leaking of the private information of a whistleblower who died in July 2024.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2026
Hyogo governor not indicted over information leak case
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito has denied any involvement in the leaking of the private information of a whistleblower who died in July 2024.
The revised antistalking law, enforced Dec. 30, bans the installation of antiloss tags to gain information on a target's location without their permission.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
First action taken against tracker abuse under antistalking law in Kobe
The revised antistalking law, enforced Dec. 30, bans the installation of antiloss tags to gain information on a target's location without their permission.
Centrist Reform Alliance candidate in Hyogo¡¯s No. 8 district, Yoshie Hirokawa (center), stands on the stage after pitching her candidacy to Komeito¡¯s supporters in the Sonoda district of Amagasaki together with members of Hyogo Prefectural Assembly and Amagasaki City Assembly.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2026
Where will Komeito¡¯s votes go? The answer might come from this Hyogo district
Amagasaki is now a heated battleground as campaign teams rush to woo supporters of the ruling party¡¯s former coalition partner.
Stars Kobe (in solid blue), the Kansai region's first professional ice hockey team, has introduced the sport to a whole new audience since beginning play in September of last year.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jan 28, 2026
Kansai's first pro ice hockey team chases fans and wins
Stars Kobe¡¯s first win gave Kansai its first taste of pro hockey joy, but now comes the hard part: growing the fan base in a market ruled by baseball.
People observe a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony marking the 31st anniverary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, in Kobe on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2026
Kobe marks 31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
At a memorial gathering at park in Kobe, participants lit bamboo and paper lanterns and offered a silent prayer at 5:46 a.m., the exact time the earthquake struck.
Radio hosts Floyd Gillis and Thelma Sasao, Nishinomiya residents who hail from Canada and the Philippines, respectively, record a conversation with guest Leslie Ou (right) for an episode of "Bridges Across World Communities" airing on Sakura FM.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Jan 9, 2026
Local radio connects Nishinomiya¡¯s foreign residents
Since 2007, ¡°Bridges Across World Communities¡± has been both a conversation hub and a purveyor of information to the growing population of foreign residents in this commuter town.
Hyogo Prefectural Police executives have been disciplined over gifts and other favors received from a company contracted to provide services to the police, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Hyogo police executives punished over favors from contractor
The gifts included souvenirs, taxi fare money and free items while dining.
The Hyogo Prefectural Police imposed penalties on nine male officers on Monday, including pay cuts and six-month suspensions from duty, for alleged illegal gambling at online casinos.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2025
Nine Japanese police officers suspected of online casino gambling
All of the officers are suspected of engaging in online casino gambling outside work hours.
West Japan Railway¡¯s completed facility to preserve a train involved in the 2005 Fukuchiyama Line derailment, in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2025
Facility to preserve crashed JR West train completed
The April 2005 crash in Hyogo Prefecture killed 106 passengers and the train¡¯s driver.
Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki explains measures to support oyster farmers during a news conference at the ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
Japan unveils measures to tackle mass oyster deaths
The measures include financially supporting affected oyster farmers and identifying the cause of the mass deaths.
Osaka Gas President Masataka Fujiwara speaks during an interview on Dec. 2 in Osaka.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2025
Osaka Gas to focus more on LNG supply to vessels, president says
The company's President Masataka Fujiwara said more vessels are expected to use liquefied natural gas for fuel, instead of fuel oil and gas oil, to try to reduce carbon emissions.
Rin Yonezu holds his late brother's backpack at an elementary school in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in August.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 1, 2025
How one man struggled with his image as a relative of disaster victims
Some people?have suffered by seeing?their?experiences of losing their loved ones in disasters reported in ways that went against their wishes.
Takashi Tachibana, leader of a political group critical of NHK, was indicted on Friday by the Kobe District Public Prosecutor's Office for allegedly defaming a former Hyogo assembly member who reportedly died by suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2025
Anti-NHK group leader Tachibana indicted for defamation
Takashi Tachibana had been arrested Nov. 9 for allegedly disseminating false information about a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member.
Shoji Kurasaka, president of West Japan Railway, speaks at a news conference in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2025
Facility to preserve crashed JR West train to be completed in December
The 2005 accident in Hyogo Prefecture left 106 passengers and the train driver dead and some 560 others injured.
Takashi Tachibana, head of the anti-NHK party
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2025
Anti-NHK group's head arrested in libel case
Takashi Tachibana's arrest came after the police determined that he could run or destroy evidence.
The Kobe District Court in Kobe
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2025
Death penalty sought over fatal crossbow attack
The prosecution said that the defendant's autism spectrum disorder did not significantly affect his motivation and that his acts were planned.
Ryosuke Takashima, mayor of Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025
Youngest-ever Japan mayor among Time's 100 most influential emerging people
"In Japan, a country shaped by its gerontocratic politics, Ryosuke Takashima is breaking the mold," the magazine said.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (front second from right) and other participants announce the "Hyogo Declaration" during the creative reconstruction summit on Saturday in the city of Kobe.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2025
'Creative Reconstruction Summit' held in Kobe 30 years after major quake
The meeting introduced reconstruction efforts in areas damaged by large-scale disasters throughout Japan.
Kobe Mayor Kizo Hisamoto addresses in May in Kobe a meeting of a study group discussing the idea of taxing owners of vacant units in high-rise condominiums.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2025
Kobe eyes tax on vacant or underused units in high-rise condos
Since taking office, Kobe Mayor Kizo Hisamoto has highlighted problems associated with high-rise condominiums, pushing to strengthen regulations and address aging buildings.
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?
The cruise ship MV Hondius floats off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
Article 9 in focus as Takaichi pushes for revision of Constitution
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gives a speech in Hanoi on Saturday.
As Iran war sends oil prices soaring, some see fresh potential for solar in Japan
An agrivoltaic crop, in which solar panels are raised about 3 meters off the ground so that agricultural machinery can freely operate on the crops underneath, in Sosa, Chiba Prefecture.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan¡¯s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
No longer shushed: Japan¡¯s cultural venues make room for children
In 2019, Saitama Arts Theater started permitting children under 3 to some of its shows. Previously, children under 4 were not permitted.
New head chef at Maz explores Peruvian food through a Japanese lens
Since taking over Maz last month, chef Yuya Nakamura has been gradually introducing more Japanese influences to the restaurant's innovative Peruvian cuisine.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.

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