AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Akashi city in January will become the first local government in Japan to introduce a partnership system that treats the children of same-sex couples as “family ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 69% chance of precipitation. Winds from NE to NNE at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11. ...

Kobe, March 24 (Jiji Press)--Fusaho Izumi, former mayor of the western Japan city of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on Monday announced his candidacy for this summer's election for the House of ...

A live camera placed near the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Hyogo Prefecture ... center for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan in Mitaka, Tokyo. Sky watchers have a better chance of spotting ...