OTSU--Red-faced prosecutors here were forced to apologize to a 21-year-old mother after they submitted the wrong evidence to a court to back up an indictment. The decision by prosecutors to ...

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 ...