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Strange statues and folklore haunt Japan's Yokai town
Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...
Hyogo police chief blasts social media rumor about late assembly member
The police chief of Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan has made a rare comment about a rumor on social media that a former ...
A Trip through Hyogo's Breathtaking Scenery
Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, ...
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Japan: 30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary ...
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Japan marks 30th anniversary of deadly Kobe quake
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled ...
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Japan commemorates 1995 earthquake, prepares for future quakes
People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives. On ...
Clock on Hyogo planetarium to stop in memory of 1995 quake
A local planetarium damaged in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake will observe its 30th anniversary on Jan. 17 by stopping its ...
Shrine holds annual 'lucky men' race in western Japan
More than 100 runners, wishing to be this year's "lucky men," have competed in an early morning race at a shrine in western ...
Japan marks 30 years since Kobe quake that killed over 6,400
The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday (Jan 17) marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 ...
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"Shocked" by Death of Former Assembly Member: Hyogo Gov.
Kobe, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Motohiko Saito, governor of Hyogo Prefecture ... after resigning from the assembly of the western Japan prefecture on Nov. 18, the day after Saito's reelection ...