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.

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 ...

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INCJ, a public-private partnership overseen by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), has disclosed ...

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

SHIGA (TR) – Shiga Prefectural Police launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was found collapsed and bleeding in an ...

Shiga Prefecture, site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into ...

At last week’s JEC World 2025 in Paris, Shiga, Japan headquartered Industrial Summit Technology (IST) launched Imidetex – an ...

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 ...