This central Japan city famed for its jade stones is set to ask people to refrain from taking the prized mineral formations ...

A growing number of local governments plan to cash in on Japan’s post-pandemic tourist boom by adopting accommodation taxes, ...

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 ...

The Japanese city of Osaka has banned smoking on the streets in an apparent effort to smarten up the city and make it more ...

Ahead of World Expo 2025, Osaka, the host and one of the biggest Japanese cities has completely banned smoking and vaping in ...

A business operator had flouted a law and an ordinance ... the city government will set up safety measures at three earthen mounds that could collapse if an earthquake of a lower 5 on the Japanese ...

OSAKA -- As this city ... Prefectural Government ordinance will prohibit smoking in all eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters. Smoking will only be allowed in designated smoking ...

Maher owns a short-term rental outside Rapid City. The city formed a committee last year to discuss an ordinance ... "And they're also designated commercial." Under the parking and occupancy ...

give feedback to government officials, and develop trusting relationships with local safety services such as law enforcement and emergency response. Allentown City Council is mulling an ordinance ...

Council quietly introduced an ordinance at its meeting last week ... Property tax abatements are possible because the entire city is designated an area in need of rehabilitation.

A chance discovery led officials in northern England to uncover more than 100 practice bombs from World War II buried underneath a playground.