PM Abe seeks Saudi, UAE help for Mideast stability
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to seek cooperat...
read moreBungee jumping to adulthood
Some of Japan's new adults celebrate their coming of age this year with bungee jumping in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of T...
read moreJapanese tradition of scaring kids
Men dressed as demons scare children in northeastern Japan to discourage them from being lazy.
read moreNew Year's sword making
Bladesmiths in central Japan show visitors the traditional method for making Japanese swords.
read moreJapan'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.
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