A tsunami warning was issued for northern Hyogo Prefecture, of which Kobe is the capital and which faces the Sea of Japan, at 4:22 p.m. on Jan. 1 following the magnitude-7.6 quake. Sun TV ...

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 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 ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds W at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 11 mph (3.2 to 17.7 kph). Partly ...

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 ...

This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2024, shows Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo) KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city that hosts Himeji Castle proposed to the local assembly on Friday that it ...

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 ...

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 ...