Two junior high schoolers here were told the wrong pass-fail results for high school entrance exams, the local education ...

AISHO, Shiga Prefecture--Residents here started a crowdfunding drive to help a COVID-19-hit school that was set up as a lifeline for Brazilian children struggling to adapt to life in Japan.

A 78-year-old man died and his 74-year-old wife is in a critical condition after they were attacked at their high-rise apartment in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, on Wednesday. According to police, ...

A woman in her 40s and her daughter who is under the age of 10 were found bleeding from knife wounds in a house in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, on Saturday. Police believe the mother stabbed her ...

When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old ...

Tasty "ekiben" offerings from a longtime Shiga Prefecture company that were once popular at train stations around Japan are nearing the end of the line. The boxed lunch meals enjoyed by ...

Valais Blacknose lambs, often dubbed the cutest sheep variety, are on public display at Rosa & Berry Tawada English ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 74-year-old man, already imprisoned for murder, on suspicion of another murder involving the dismemberment of a body found in Shiga Prefecture in 2008. Tomoyoshi ...

A "kitchen knife festival" was held at the west main hall of the Hiyoshi Taisha shrine in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on June 5. At the festival, chefs from prefectures including Shiga and ...

Lake Biwa is the largest body of fresh water in Japan. There's a town, Harie in Shiga Prefecture, on its northwestern shore, with a constant sound of water. Canals run throughout the town ...

Makino Kogen, a resort town located in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, is a two-hour drive from Tennoji in Osaka. Known for ...

Japan's declining birthrate is accelerating faster than anticipated. There is an urgent need to review current measures.