Victims of Japan's 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake included an aspiring shogi player. His mother and his former shogi ...

The 25-year-old member of the Cosmos Troupe was found dead in the grounds of her apartment complex in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture ... that is representative of Japan’s arts and entertainment ...

TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo Prefecture--Standing just 140 centimeters ... grader and went on to win first place at five contests in Japan when she was a fifth-grader. Nagashima was hugely encouraged ...