Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern brought snow along the Sea of Japan ...

Higashiomi is located about 250 miles west of Tokyo, between Kyoto and Nagoya, and I traveled there with my wife because it's ...

A group of women belonging to a prefectural hunting association recently staged a study session in this west Japan city to ...

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 ...

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.

HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture—The city government here will offer guests ... He expects sightseers from outside Japan to take part en masse. “People from Europe and the United States are ...

A Steller's sea eagle with the nickname "the grandma of Mount Yamamoto" flew to the mountain in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture ... "natural monument" in Japan. This eagle was identified ...

Cloudy with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds WSW at 11 to 12 mph (17.7 to 19.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from W to WSW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 to 20.9 kph). The overnight low will be 32 °F (0 °C ...

International Journal of the Commons Vol. 12, No. 2, 2018 The role of formal and informal institut... The role of formal and informal institutions in farmland consolidation: The case of Shiga ...