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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako meet officials of a support group for disaster-hit areas at Hyogo prefectural government's guest house in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, as they visit the city to attend the memorial ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Pool photo)

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the Hyogo prefectural government's guest house in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2025, to attend the memorial ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial couple in Kobe for earthquake commemoration

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, where they were briefed about events related to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

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Japan imperial couple in Kobe for earthquake commemoration

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, where they were briefed about events related to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

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Japan imperial couple in Kobe for earthquake commemoration

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, where they were briefed about events related to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial couple in Kobe for earthquake commemoration

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, where they were briefed about events related to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations. (Kyodo)

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Complaint against Hyogo gov. over gubernatorial election campaign

Reelected Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 2, 2024, after a professor and lawyer said earlier in the day they have together submitted a letter of complaint against the governor and the head of a public relations company, alleging a violation of election law during the November gubernatorial election.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference on Nov. 27, 2024, at the prefectural office in the western Japan city of Kobe, amid growing accusation that he violated the election law by involving a public relations agency to run his social media campaign in the gubernatorial race. Saito was reelected in the Nov. 17 election despite losing his job over abuse of power allegations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (R) receives a bouquet of flowers during his inauguration ceremony attended by prefectural government officials in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (L) receives a certificate of election from the election board at the prefectural government building in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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[Breaking News]No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

KOBE, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither. (Kyodo)

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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No-confidence motion against Hyogo governor adopted

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets the press in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2024, after the prefectural assembly adopted a no-confidence motion against him over abuse of power allegations. The governor must either dissolve the assembly within 10 days or resign, or risk losing his position if he does neither.

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Local gov't group to make Naruto whirlpools World Heritage

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of a council set up by the Hyogo and Tokushima prefectural governments in western Japan attend their first meeting on Dec. 18, 2014, in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, to initiate a joint drive toward their goal of acquiring World Heritage status for whirlpools observed at the Naruto Strait. The whirlpools are touted as among the largest in the world.

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Museum displays bronze carving found after 1995 quake

KOBE, Japan - Visitors to the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe on Nov. 22, 2014, look at a bronze sculpture discovered after the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in January 1995. The sculpture, produced in 1915 by the late Shikai Kitamura, is on display ahead of the 20th anniversary of the disaster next year.

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Hyogo policeman works for Miyagi police at his request

SENDAI, Japan - Police officer Kensaku Iwase is on permanent assignment with the Miyagi prefectural police in northeastern Japan from the Hyogo prefectural police at his request so he can fully commit to the recovery of the 2011 tsunami-hit region. The photo was taken on Aug. 15, 2014, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Hyogo Pref. urges Russian Far East to invite investment

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Toru Okada, director of the International Economic Development Division of the Hyogo prefectural government, stresses the advantages of inviting Japanese companies from the western Japan prefecture to Russia's Far Eastern region at an economic seminar in Vladivostok on Aug. 18, 2014.

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Museum displays donated ancient Chinese mirrors to press

HARIMA, Japan - Reporters examine 100 ancient Chinese mirrors shown to the press at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology in Harima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014. The mirrors are among 315 pieces donated by a collector in the prefecture.

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Museum displays donated ancient Chinese mirrors to press

HARIMA, Japan - The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology in Harima, western Japan, shows the press on July 30, 2014, 100 of 315 ancient Chinese mirrors, including the three seen in this file photo, donated by a collector in the prefecture.

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Hyogo Pref., megabank allied for industrial promotion

KOBE, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Co. President Takeshi Kunibe (L) and Hyogo Governor Toshizo Ido display their agreement on a bilateral partnership designed to promote the local business community, including tourism, at the Hyogo prefectural government office in Kobe, western Japan, on July 23, 2014.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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CG hazard maps in English available in Hyogo Pref.

KOBE, Japan - A CG Hazard Maps in English on a web page recently launched by Hyogo Prefecture in preparation against disasters is shown at the prefectural government office in Kobe on June 3, 2014.

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Hyogo police's new scientific investigation center in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The Hyogo prefectural police's new scientific investigation support center in Kobe is pictured on April 8, 2014. The police the same day held the opening ceremony for the facility, which was created to strengthen areas of scientific crime investigation, such as analysis of images captured by surveillance cameras and DNA analysis.

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Amagasaki case suspect dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters in Kobe on Dec. 12, 2012. Miyoko Sumida, the woman suspected in the deaths and disappearances of several persons known to her, died the same morning in an apparent suicide at a police detention facility.

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Amagasaki case suspect dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters in Kobe on Dec. 12, 2012. Miyoko Sumida, the woman suspected in the deaths and disappearances of several persons known to her, died the same morning in an apparent suicide at a police detention facility.

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Hyogo Prefecture starts summer hours

KOBE, Japan - A clock displays the time near an employee of the Hyogo prefectural government at the prefectural hall in Kobe on June 22, 2011. He started work earlier than usual as the western Japanese prefecture the same day began shifting work hours to summer hours as a measure to save energy.

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Konan high school baseball title flags exhibited

NAHA, Japan - Visitors look at the spring and summer title flags of the national high school baseball championships claimed by Konan of Okinawa Prefecture at Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in Naha on Sept. 12, 2010. Konan became only the sixth school in the long history of Japanese high school baseball to win both the spring and summer national meets when it triumphed at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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2nd day of high school baseball tournament in Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - A player of Maebashi Commercial High School in Gunma Prefecture (L) runs through first base on an infield hit in the first inning against Ehime Prefectural Uwajima Higashi High School in Ehime Prefecture in a second-day game of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 8, 2010. The high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium is a signature summer sports event in Japan.

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Hyogo Pref. group gives China know-how gained from 1995 quake

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hyogo Gov. Toshitami Kaihara (R), head of a prefectural support group for the victims of the May quake in China, presents documents to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (L) on June 12 detailing how the region in western Japan recovered from the devastation caused by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. The documents were handed over in the presence of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) at his office.

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Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

KOBE, Japan - A parent stork cares for its newly-born stork at the Hyogo Prefectural Homeland for the Oriental White Stork in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture. The baby stork was born from an egg laid by artificially-bred oriental white storks that were released into the wild in 2006. In 43 years, it is the first confirmed hatching of an egg laid naturally by storks living in the wild. (Pool photo)

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Stork egg hatches naturally in the wild

KOBE, Japan - A parent stork cares for its newly-born stork at the Hyogo Prefectural Homeland for the Oriental White Stork in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture on May 20. The baby stork was born from an egg laid by artificially-bred oriental white storks that were released into the wild in 2006. In 43 years, it is the first confirmed hatching of an egg laid naturally by storks living in the wild. (Pool photo)

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Flower pictures lit up in festival in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Pictures of flowers are lit up in a festival at Port Island in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 22. The festival began in 2001 as part of events commemorating reconstruction of the Hyogo prefectural city which was devastated in the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.

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Murata wins 5th straight national title

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese rhythmic gymnast Yukari Murata performs in the ribbon discipline at the national championships at Hyogo prefectural gymnasium on Nov. 5. She won her record-tying fifth all-around title by collecting a total of 56.750 points.

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Rails at Amagasaki train crash site confiscated

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Some of the rails on the JR Fukuchiyama Line where the deadly April 25 train derailment and crash took place are removed in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, for further examination by the prefectural police. In the background stands the apartment building the train crashed into.

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(2)Kyoto chicken farm charged over bird flu outbreak

HIMEJI, Japan - Reporters and photographers wait outside the head office of Asada Nosan Co. in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 31. Later in the day, the farm ministry and Kyoto prefectural government filed a criminal complaint with police against the company and its President Hideaki Asada for failing to report a bird flue outbreak to the authorities in February.