Yasuhiro Nakasone, the former Prime Minister of Japan, has passed away at the age of 101, according to a statement released on November 29. The...
There is broad political support in Japan for revising the nation’s whaling law, including measures for promoting whale products and preserving whale as part of Japan’s...
‘Kiriko’ are carried to the pitch-black ocean, creating a thrilling and mystical scene in Horyu, Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Photo by Hirofumi Kakihira) A glow...
Like a giant tree gradually stretching out its roots, Tokyo has been expanding by reclaiming land from the sea. Since the beginning of the...
“The Netherlands has produced a surprising number of master painters for such a small country,” said Ryotaro Shiba in his book, Travelling in the Netherlands....
In the Yubara Hot Spring village near Maniwa City, northern Okayama Prefecture, operators of the mixed-gender outdoor hot spring Sunayu are considering providing special bathing...
Those who want to eat the best fish from all over country, right in the capital, will find all of that and more at the...
David R. Stilwell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State East Asian and Pacific Affairs, stressed the importance of open communication and close trilateral relations between the...
On October 7, a North Korean fishing boat sank after colliding with a Fisheries Agency patrol boat in the favorable fishing grounds near the Yamatotai area...
Tiger Woods, who conquered the world as a young golf phenom, returned to form by winning the inaugural Zozo Championship in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on...
The city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture held a ceremony on October 6 to honor the return of the Olympic Cauldron, which was originally produced there...
Japan’s “Kounotori” H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) 8, which transports supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), performed a predawn lift-off successfully on September 25, Japan Time....
