Bus tour in Yokohama offers AR experience
A new bus tour in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, combines the real world with virtual reality to offer an experience in a...
read moreMercari to sell Japanese pro baseball videos in NFT format
Japanese e-commerce company Mercari will sell videos of scenes from Japanese professional baseball games in non-fungible...
read moreGolden post to remember the Tokyo Games
A golden post is set in front of the national stadium to remember the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
read more'Gold' selected as kanji of the year for 2021
A Chinese-derived character that means "gold" or "money" is selected as kanji of the year for 2021.
read moreAnnual cleaning of Naritasan Shinshoji temple
Priests at Naritasan Shinshoji hold an annual cleaning of the Buddhist temple located east of Tokyo.
read more"Lucky" sushi rolls for next year unveiled
Eateries and retailers unveil "lucky" Ehomaki sushi rolls for next February.
read moreRobot barista serves up coffee at Tokyo, Yokohama train stations
A demonstration experiment of a robot barista starts at Tokyo and Yokohama stations.
read moreToy poodle selected as police dog in western Japan
A toy poodle has been selected as a commissioned police dog in Okayama, western Japan.
read moreWakayama tangerines exported to Vietnam
Tangerines from Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan are exported to Vietnam for the first time.
read moreSapporo Snow Festival to take place in 2022
Organizers of the Sapporo Snow Festival plan to hold the event in 2022 conditionally after canceling the event this year...
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