Japanese theme park unveils world's first 'life-size' Godzilla
A Japanese theme park on Thursday took the wraps off what it calls the world's first "life-size" statue of Godzilla to be installed permanently. The replica of the fictional monster, which is supposed to be 120 meters long, is set up at the Nijigen no ...
After killings, Hyogo passes Japan's first regulations on crossbow ownership
Under Hyogo's new ordinance, residents of any age who buy a new crossbow will have to report their names and addresses to the prefecture within 14 days starting Dec. 1.
School for Takarazuka Revue trainees abolishes harassment-like rules
School officials said although they still plan to maintain discipline, they have decided to scrap the rules in consideration of growing awareness over harassment issues.
Pasona to move core functions and 1,200 staff from Tokyo to Awaji Island
The move is aimed at addressing the concentration of Pasona's workforce in Tokyo and reducing impacts of future disasters on the company's business operations.
Tokyo posts 389 new coronavirus cases, highest in nearly a week
The metropolitan government has raised its alert for the pandemic to the highest of four levels, meaning infections are spreading.
Beach bummed: Pandemic forces closure of swimming beaches across Japan
Hotspots around the country typically used to crowds from the capital and elsewhere will remain quiet this summer.
A team of researchers said Tuesday it has discovered the world's smallest dinosaur egg fossil, measuring about 4.5 cm by 2 cm, in western Japan. The fossil of the egg, estimated to have weighed only about 10 grams more than 100 million years ago, was ...
A 23-year-old university student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing two women with arrows fired from a crossbow at his home in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, police said. Suspect Hideaki Nozu, who was arrested at the scene, is believed to have deliberately shot his mother ...
Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo residents ambivalent about lifting emergency
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also offered praise for the business-minded "Osaka model" Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura drafted to bounce back from the virus.
Kansai sees end to virus state of emergency, but Tokyo area must wait
Experts caution that the rolling back of measures introduced by the emergency declaration does not mean the virus has disappeared.
Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo this week
Japan is set to lift a state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo later this week as the number of new coronavirus infections in each of the three prefectures has remained low, while the emergency declaration will be kept intact for the Tokyo ...
Kansai fears virus relapse as Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo blaze own trails
Despite regional concerns in Kansai, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo are going their own way on reviving their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
