Turning disaster into direction
A man who survived the M7.3 Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 now lives in Iwate Prefecture, an area devastated by the 20...
read moreTasty bits of Osaka
Osaka has a plethora of new souvenir foods it hopes will keep people coming back.
read moreThermos flies to space
JAXA taps home goods company Tiger to make a canister that can bring delicate materials from the International Space Sta...
read moreRevisiting Japan themed ballet
Fabrice Bourgeois choreographs the redux of a Japan-themed ballet in Kyoto more than 100 years after its debut.
read morePerfect sunset on Engetsu Island
One man spend months waiting to photograph the perfect sunset on Engetsu Island off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture.
read more150 years of lighthouses in Japan
Nippon TV takes a look at lighthouses in Japan 150 years after the first one was lit in 1869.
read moreNew uses for tuna skin
Kindai University works with businesses to find new uses for the skin of its farmed tuna.
read moreCreative hotels in Osaka
Hotel owners in Osaka try new designs and services to attract customers, including the 10 million foreign tourists that ...
read moreDanjiri Kishiwada festival
Nippon TV takes a behind-the-scenes look at Osaka's high-speed Kishiwada Danjiri Festival.
read moreExtreme heat advisories hit all prefectures
Geisha, monkeys and Tokyoites try to stay cool as Japan Meteorological Agency issues extreme heat advisories to all pref...
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