Like in many other areas of Japan, the population is dwindling in Hyogo Prefecture and its capital, Kobe. City officials in May said Kobe’s population could fall below 1.5 million by the end of ...

Police arrested a 49-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after an older woman was stabbed in the back at a subway ...

Police in Kobe have arrested a 49-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she stabbed a a 72-year-old woman near the ticket gates of Sannomiya Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway on ...

Night - Mostly clear with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds W at 15 mph (24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a 51% chance of ...

Police in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of taking upskirt videos of a high school girl. Police said Shinya Ichida, an Osaka Probation Office employee, has ...

KOBE -- Hyogo Prefecture's premium "Sanda beef" with Halal certification has been exported for the first time and will be ...

We are looking for supporters who we can share our passions with and can be a witness of a new chapter of the ice hockey club from Kobe. Be a proud su ...

Kobe, Japan - November 19 ... his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position ...