Anonymous ‘tuna fisherman’ helps orphans
An anonymous fisherman is bringing good news to orphans in Japan.A person calling himself “Tuna Fisherman" sent a total ...
read moreJapan's choosy car buyers are turning to smaller hybrids.
Toyota's Aqua subcompact hybrid was the nation's top-selling car for the first time in 2013.Toyota sold over 260,000 of ...
read moreBare festival
A group of women in Japan walked miles in the cold today (Wednesday) in only the barest of clothing, to pray for peace a...
read moreAmerican capitol, Japanese trains
The American capitol has new, Japanese-made trains running on its Metro tracks.Made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the st...
read more1,000-year-old good luck rice porridge
A shrine in Nagasaki, Japan fed people a traditional New Year lucky meal today (Tuesday).For over 1,000 years, the shrin...
read moreDrinking like a fish
In one town in Japan, people who face bad luck this year according to the lunar calendar have a special way of chasing a...
read moreAbe visits Ise shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began the year with a visit to one of the country's holiest shrines today (Monday).Abe...
read moreFirst auction of the year at battered Ishinomaki fish market
Almost three years since a tsunami devastated the city of Ishinomaki, Japan, life is getting back to normal.Fishing is o...
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