She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and a ...

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Hyogo estimates that it will take more than 10 years for the prefecture to repay 1.17 billion dollars. The cities of Kobe and Ashiya have outstanding debts of about 0.45 billion and 0.04 billion ...

TOKYO - Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, has become the country's oldest person following the recent death of the previous title holder, the government said ...

A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thursday, in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture ... Record 320 School Staff Punished for Sex Offenses in Japan ...

A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thursday, in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture ... Launches Free School Meal Program with Support from Japan; ...

ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture—Even at the age of 116, Tomiko Itooka never forgets to express gratitude to the employees of her intensive care home here. When an employee told her on Aug. 21 that she ...

The accused, who lives in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is assigned to Camp Itami in Itami in the prefecture. He told police he could not recall the incident, which allegedly occurred in the Itami ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...