Harry Potter theme park to open in Tokyo
Tokyo will get a Harry Potter theme park due to open in 2023. The facility will display props and costumes from the wiza...
read moreJapan marks 75th anniversary of end of World War Two
Organizers scale back the event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II amid the novel coronaviru...
read moreJapanese ministers visit war linked Yasukuni shrine
Four members of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's Cabinet visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
read moreVirtual Reality revives wartime Hiroshima
A group of local high school students revives wartime Hiroshima using VR technology.
read moreNagasaki marks 75th A-bomb anniversary
Nearly 500 people commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing on Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemi...
read moreJapan's best sommelier
A competition takes place in Tokyo to decide Japan's best sommelier.
read moreShibuya public restrooms get designer makeover
ublic restrooms in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward are getting a makeover by 16 world-class architects and designers.
read moreA usually private Shinto ritual streamed online
Osaka Temmangu Shrine streams online a usually private Shinto ceremony that is part of the annual Tenjin Festival, as ot...
read moreUniversal Studios Japan opens door to visitors from across country
Universal Studios Japan opens its door to visitors from across the country but is asking Tokyoites to consider their tri...
read moreAinu museum opens following coronavirus delay
The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park opens after a two-and-a-half-month delay due to the novel coronavirus pandemic....
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