A small, old castle was found in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture in March. Researchers found the castle using artificial ...

KOBE—Hyogo prefectural police have arrested a tourist from Hawaii who somehow entered Japan through Kansai International Airport with a handgun in his luggage.

Kobe's "million-dollar" night view is one of Japan's most famous. From Mount Maya, visitors can admire the twinkling city lights of Kobe and Osaka, as if a vast array of jewels were scattered ...

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 ...

Not all meat that's sold as Kobe beef is actually the genuine article. If you're purchasing Kobe at a store or restaurant, keep this authenticity test in mind.

KOBE -- Hyogo Prefecture, ... Back during the bubble economy days of the 1980s, laws regarding land development in Japan were changed to make it easier to develop resorts, ...

If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, it’ll take another 38 years before you receive ...

KOBE -- Hyogo Prefecture's partnership system, which publicly recognizes the relationships of same-sex couples, started on April 1, and Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito issued the first "certificates of ...