Kobe Shimbun NEXT

Kobe Shimbun NEXT is the news site operated by Kobe Shimbun, with broad coverage of Hyogo Prefecture. Regional navigation lets readers browse areas including Kobe, Hanshin, Sanda, Akashi, Awaji, Himeji, Tamba, and Tajima. Sections cover society, incidents and accidents, business, sports, culture, education and parenting, medicine, local government and elections, national and international news, video and photography, and opinion. Sports links include Vissel Kobe, Kobe Storks, Victorina Himeji, Kobelco Kobe Steelers, high-school baseball, and student competitions in Hyogo. The site also features coverage of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and disaster preparedness, local companies, community events, editorials, columns, serial reporting, photos, and video. The homepage provides My News login and application links for individual and corporate digital-edition plans. Subscription information is visible, but the homepage does not establish one price or access rule for every article. This is Kobe Shimbun’s official online source for regional reporting and public affairs across Hyogo.

Key features

1. Local reporting across 12 areas of Hyogo
2. Society, business, culture, education, and public affairs
3. Vissel Kobe and other local sports teams
4. Hanshin-Awaji earthquake and disaster-preparedness coverage
5. Opinion, serial features, photos, video, and digital edition