Gutsy green onion grows on paved road
A stalk of green onion is found growing on a paved road in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
read moreHikonyan cat mascot helps pound mochi at castle in western Japan
Hikonyan, an official cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, helps pound mochi at Hikone Castle to prepar...
read moreWhite Romancecar train retires after 18 years of service
Odakyu Electric Railway's white Romancecar train retires after 18 years of service mainly between Tokyo and the Hakone h...
read moreEmpress Masako turns 60
Japan's Empress Masako turns 60 years old and expresses relief that life is returning to normal after the coronavirus.
read moreReconstruction of quake-damaged Aso Shrine completed in southwestern Japan
The reconstruction of Aso Shrine, which was severely damaged in powerful earthquakes in southwestern Japan in April 2016...
read moreRadish soup served at Buddhist temple in Kyoto
A Buddhist temple in Kyoto offers radish soup to visitors, a tradition that has continued for more than 700 years.
read moreAmazon proposes Alexa use at nursing homes and hotels
Amazon Japan proposes the use of the Alexa voice assistant at nursing homes and hotels.
read moreFukuoka marathon official car hits runner
An official car of the Fukuoka International Marathon in southwestern Japan hits a runner taking part in the race.
read moreUS military grounds all Osprey aircraft globally following fatal crash in Japan
The U.S. military has grounded all Osprey aircraft around the world following the fatal crash of a CV-22 Osprey off sout...
read moreDeath penalty sought for Kyoto Animation studio arsonist
Prosecutors demand the death penalty for the defendant in the fatal arson attack on Kyoto Animation's studio in 2019.
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