For years, Japanese leaders have tried to halt the country's falling birthrate. They might find lessons in the city of Akashi, whose population has been growing.

AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Embattled Akashi Mayor Fusaho Izumi announced on Oct. 12 that he will not seek re-election and retire from politics, the same day he was censured by the city assembly for ...

As a diplomat who spent many years on UN missions, Akashi has won a reputation for an almost stubborn even-handedness, sometimes in the face of the most galling provocations.

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a key 12,831-foot bridge linking two islands in Japan across the Akashi Strait. This suspension bridge, also known as Pearl Bridge, took a decade to build and involved ...

AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Akashi city in January will become the first local government in Japan to introduce a partnership system that treats the children of same-sex couples as “family ...

Akashi Therapeutics has been given the FDA go-ahead to restart tests for its Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) candidate HT-100 (delayed-release halofuginone), just over a year after the test was s ...

Trans women Kendall and Akashi are members of the LGBTQ+ ballroom scene and are raising money for their gender-affirming surgeries. They say the surgeries can cost tens of thousands of dollars but ...

Signs on highways and at railway stations in Japan show place names in both Japanese and Roman letters, although the rōmaji system employed can vary. The Hepburn system dominates, but the Kunrei ...

Akashi had been with Talon since November 2023 while pieliedie joined the squad in January this year. Talon Esports Dota 2 announced on Monday (November 18) that they have parted ways with Filipino ...

Kobe Co-op staff in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture will visit families and provide free diapers, powdered milk, and baby products for nine months. Staff will also talk to parents and guardians, help ...