Stabbing - A 60-year-old hogoshi was fatally stabbed in Otsu, near Kyoto, by a man under his supervision in May. The incident raised fears that potential hogoshi -- who may already be wary of ...

SHIGA (TR) – In an unsolved case where a man’s dismembered body was found around Lake Biwa more than 15 years ago, police ...

OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--For the first time in four years, the Otsu Festival will be held in its complete format with all 13 floats bearing mechanical puppets from Oct. 7-8. The festival is an ...