People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan
People get to see new bullet train platforms at Kagaonsen Station, one of the new stops on the extended Hokuriku Shinkan...
read moreSnow gathering at traditional icehouse in central Japan
People gather snow for storage inside an icehouse in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.
read moreCapybaras compete to see who bathes longest
Capybaras from five zoos in Japan compete to see who bathes the longest.
read moreExpect an early spring in Japan: weather officials
People in Japan can expect an early spring this year according to weather officials.
read moreImperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony
The annual Utakai Hajime Ceremony, also known as the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, is held at the Imperial Palace ...
read moreHusband-throwing festival takes place in central Japan
A winter festival in which married men are thrown onto a snowy hill takes place in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.
read moreTunneling for maglev bullet train unveiled for the first time
Tunneling work for the maglev bullet is unveiled for the first time.
read moreStone wall at Fukui's castle in the sky damaged by central Japan quake
Part of the stone walls at Echizen Ono Castle, referred to as a castle in the sky, is found to be damaged after a powerf...
read moreTuna fetches over 100 million yen in first auction of 2024 at Tokyo's Toyosu Market
A tuna fetches more than 100 million yen in the first auction of 2024 at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo.
read moreMonkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan
Wild monkeys are seen playing at a temple in northeastern Japan and holding a rope attached to a bell, as if praying.
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