Many regions across Japan share a long history of cultural exchange with other places around the world. There is one exchange, however, which is a little...
When Pope Francis administered Mass to an adoring crowd at Tokyo Dome on November 25, the diversity of the congregation present was remarkable. Many...
We learned this week that a man who uses the name “Francisco” — the same name as the Pope — is the Deputy Prime Minister of...
“Peace and international stability are incompatible with attempts to build upon the fear of mutual destruction or the threat of total annihilation.” From...
Video Credit: SCMAGLEV Global Voice In the future, if you’re in a hurry, you will be able to get from Tokyo to Osaka...
Pope Francis’ visit to Japan this weekend marked the first time a pontiff has alighted on Japanese soil since Pope John Paul II’s brief...
Yoyasuyu, a public bathhouse in the Chuo ward of Kumamoto, has been temporarily decorated with illustrations of Kumamon, the adorable black bear with red cheeks...
Many around the world were shocked at the fire at Shuri Castle in Okinawa on the morning of October 31 and are at a loss...
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...
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...
The fossilized skeleton known as the Mukawa Dragon was declared to be a new species of dinosaur on September 6 and officially given the scientific...
Japan entered the new Reiwa Era earlier this year as then-Emperor Akihito abdicated on April 30 to become Emperor Emeritus and his son Naruhito ascended...