Pen artist making waves
An artist in Tokyo is drawing attention with her delicate all-pen drawings.
read moreUniversity grad employment rate hits all-time high
A record-high 98% of this spring's university graduates in Japan land jobs.
read moreAlligator-like creature spotted in Fukuoka
A local resident spots a creature that looks like an alligator in a river in Fukuoka.
read moreAnother gender identity
X-gender people, identifying as neither male nor female, share their stories and struggles as they work to raise awarene...
read more'Fighting float festival' kicks off in Toyama
Kids in central Japan kick off the Iwase Hikiyama Festival, or "fighting float festival."
read moreImperial Couple hosts Pacific island leaders
Japan's Imperial Couple invites heads of state to tea ahead of the Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting.
read more3 file suit over forced sterilizations
Three Japanese including a 75-year-old man file suit over their forced sterilizations under an old eugenics law.
read moreKyoto's Arashiyama bamboo vandalized
Nearly 100 bamboo trees in Kyoto's iconic Arashiyama were found with carvings and graffiti in different languages.
read moreSecurity cameras to be installed on JR Yamanote line
East Japan Railway will start installing security cameras on Tokyo's Yamanote line to tighten security.
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