200-year-old restaurant rises from ashes of Itoigawa blaze
Two weeks after a massive blaze consumed his 200-year-old restaurant, a traditional Japanese chef rebuilds his business...
read moreImperial Couple attends year's first sumo
Japan's Imperial Couple attends the year's first professional sumo match.
read moreKasedori tradition in Oita
A festival to wish children healthy growth was held in Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture in Southern Japan.
read moreComing-of-Age Day in Tokyo Disneyland
Japanese women and men who have turned 20 years old celebrate this national holiday wearing kimonos and suits.
read moreJapan's ambassador leaves South Korea over comfort woman statue
Japan's ambassador to South Korea returns to Tokyo to protest the installation of a comfort woman statue in front of Jap...
read moreHokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze
People in far north Japan are suffering under the winter's coldest weather yet.
read moreHonda, Toyota show off AI concept cars
Honda and Toyota are showing off Artificial Intelligence concept cars at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
read moreJapan recalling ambassador to S.Korea over 'comfort woman' statue
Japan will recall its ambassador to South Korea over a statue of a so-called comfort woman.
read moreGetting naked for the new year
Every year, men in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture jog in the freezing cold wearing only a loincloth to pray for good health...
read moreBus tour guides celebrate Coming-of-Age Day
Young tour guides at a major bus tour company in Japan celebrates Coming-of-Age Day.
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