GIFU--The city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, will likely lose its status as the “belly-button of Japan” five years from now because of population shifts. The “navel” title refers to a ...

Around 9:15 a.m., a call was made to the emergency 119 number, reporting a shooting incident and injuries at the SDF’s Hino basic firing range in Gifu city. The range is about 7 kilometers east ...

A 32-year-old care worker at a nursing home in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, has been arrested for headbutting an 87-year-old female resident in the face. Police said Takanari Funamizu is ...