Japan's ancient ball game
People in Kyoto reenact an ancient type of Japanese football that was played by nobles centuries ago.
read morePaper grabbing for health
People scramble to grab pieces of "sacred" paper from a demon at a Shinto shrine in southwestern Japan.
read moreLuckiest man in Japan
Men from around Japan take part in a race at Nishinomiya Shrine in a bid to become this year's "Lucky Man.
read moreMinus 25 degrees in Hokkaido
Inland areas of Hokkaido including Etanbetsu and Horokanai record temperatures near minus 25 degrees, the coldest this y...
read more32 million tourists visit Japan in 2019
31.9 million foreign tourists visit Japan in 2019, breaking the previous record for the 7th year in a row.
read moreCardboard beds for Olympians
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will sleep in beds made of cardboard.
read moreTokyo Disneyland's new Minnie parade
Tokyo Disneyland starts a new parade featuring Minnie Mouse.
read moreJapan's justice minister strikes back at Ghosn
Japanese justice minister Masako Mori responds to former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn's criticisms of her country's justice s...
read moreFormer Nissan President says Ghosn betrayed him
Former Nissan President Hiroto Saikawa speaks to press on Thursday morning, saying he feels betrayed by Ghosn.
read more1,800 pigs to be culled in Okinawa after swine fever outbreak
Some 1,800 pigs at a farm in Okinawa Prefecture will be culled after hog cholera infection is confirmed there for the fi...
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