The parade of floats are famous, but decidedly secondary to the evening processions that take Yasaka Shrine’s three deities into the city for a one-week stay.
The whaling economy was preceded by a battle to overcome a giant creature which, more than profits and losses, required a spiritual vitality.
Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga aims for his third consecutive triumph in the marquee Grade 1 race at Tokyo Racecourse.
Traditional Japanese daruma dolls seek good luck and success. These daruma, made in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, pray for peace dressed in the colors of Ukraine.
It’s our problemーeveryone’s. About 5.7 million tons of food was wasted in 2019. Households accounted for 2.61 million tons, but businesses wasted even more.
“The video in question was up for almost a month, and the Foreign Ministry didn’t even notice. We are losing the information war,” said one Diet...
Sergey Mironov didn’t explain what he meant by the “lessons of World War II” but the insinuation was clear: Defy Russia and you will suffer.
By allowing Russian flights, “Won’t the message we end up sending be that [for Japan] making money is more important than saving lives?” ーMasahisa Sato
Disappointment is a powerful motivational tool for an athlete that the 25-year-old Ando can use to improve her performance as she aims to put Japan on...
Returning Japanese standout athletes from four years ago spark optimism for an even better showing at the Beijing Olympics.