The Justice Ministry hopes to secure ¥21.3 billion ($139 million) in the planned fiscal 2024 supplementary budget to lighten municipalities' work following a law revision to make stating the phonetic…
UN Tourism has newly certified Nishikawa Town in Yamagata Prefecture and Amagi Town in Kagoshima Prefecture as the world's "Best Tourism Village." Eight regions have been certified as Japan's Best…
Sharewing, which operates the lodging service OTERA STAY, has concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Nachikatsuura Town in Wakayama Prefecture. We aim to further improve its value as a tourism…
The Schönbrunn Group of Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture and Vienna, Austria have signed a basic agreement regarding Himeji Castle and the Habsburg Palace Schönbrunn as sister castles. Source link
The World Heritage Summit is an event where local government leaders report and exchange opinions on the conservation and utilization of World Heritage sites across the country. It was held…
Kobe – The support group for a failed candidate in the recent gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture has filed a criminal complaint with Hyogo Prefectural Police, claiming that its X…
Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture, is a decentralized autonomous organization in which the residents of Ama Town and related populations will become an organization that contributes to the promotion of "collaboration…
Kobe – Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito kicked off his second term on Tuesday after winning Sunday's gubernatorial election in the prefecture. The 47-year-old arrived at the prefectural government headquarters in…
A political quarrel has broken out between Democratic Party for the People head Yuichiro Tamaki, who favors raising the tax-free income threshold, and his opponents, especially prefectural governors who fear…
The taxi app GO revealed the results of the "Karuizawa Taxi Supply Strengthening Project" being implemented in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture. During the peak hours of the Obon period, the…