Weathernews released on January 29 its second forecasts of when Somei Yoshino cherry trees will bloom in Japan in 2025,...

With 70 days to go until the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, some parts of the Japan Pavilion were unveiled to the me...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko watched the Imperial Guard's New Year review ceremony ...

The historic village of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, was lit up on January 13.The UNESCO World Herita...

S/ Station staff / Departing now!Yumeshima Station connected to the 2025 World Expo venue opened on the Osaka Metro Chuo...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a ceremony for Kousho Hajime, or New Year's lectures, at the Imperial Palac...

S/ Suzuki Jun, YTV Camera Reporter / It's 6 a.m. This is a shrine ritual, the lucky man race. The race is on! Someone fe...

The city of Kyoto is considering raising the accommodation tax to a maximum 10,000 yen per night, according to sources. ...

A bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen, or about 1.3 million dollars, in the first auction of the year at the Toyosu fis...

Sekisui Chemical plans to mass produce perovskite solar cells, a new technology said to hold the key to the expansion of...