Comic Market underway in Tokyo

Comic Market underway in Tokyo

The Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight on December 30, with about 160,000 people expected to attend the two-d...

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Art collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing

Art collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing

Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.

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Yearend cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto

Yearend cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto

Followers gather at Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, to clean the facility up in preparation for the New Ye...

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'Fight' selected as kanji of the year for 2022

'Fight' selected as kanji of the year for 2022

A Chinese-derived character that means "fight" or "war" is selected as kanji of the year for 2022.

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Roasted daikon event returns to Kyoto after three years

Roasted daikon event returns to Kyoto after three years

An event to pray for good health and ward off bad luck called “Daiko-daki”, or daikon radish roast, is held in Kyoto for...

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Ground troops clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan

Ground troops clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan

Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan.

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Santa Claus arrives in Japan

Santa Claus arrives in Japan

Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation "certified Santa Claus" arrives at Narita Airport from Finland for first time in three ...

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Japan Airlines operates Disney-themed plane

Japan Airlines operates Disney-themed plane

Japan Airlines is operating a Disney-themed plane featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Elsa from "Frozen" and Woody from "...

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Tanuki Santa makes an appearance in western Japan

Tanuki Santa makes an appearance in western Japan

The statue of a Japanese racoon dog in front of Shigaraki Station in Koka, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan is dressed ...

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Fire-walking ritual for good health held in southwestern Japan

Fire-walking ritual for good health held in southwestern Japan

A fire-walking ritual, where people walk on ashes to pray for good health, is held at a Atago Shrine in Fukuoka, Fukuoka...

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