Expect 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.
read moreNozomi bullet train starts running without non-reserved seats
The Nozomi bullet train starts running without non-reserved seats.
read moreJapan-made luxury products shop opens in Haneda Airport amid weak yen
A shop that sells Japan-made luxury products opens in Haneda Airport to woo foreign visitors.
read moreMonkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater
Wild monkeys gather around space heaters in a zoo in southwestern Japan.
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