Locals were hamming it up at an annual pig rodeo held yesterday in western Japan.Pig farming is a major industry in ...

 Even back-to-back typhoons couldn’t keep people off the streets in western Japan.The traditional Awa Odori dance fe...

 Japan is a hi-tech paradise, but in some parts of the country they still follow ancient ways.Locals in western Japa...

 A pair of panda twins turned four today at a zoo in western Japan.Workers treated Kaihin and Youhin to a special bi...

 Locals in western Japan are cooling down with the world’s longest noodle run.Nagashi-somen is a way to eat cold som...

People in northern Japan have created giant streamer decorations as a way of wishing for a better future.Each year r...

When Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Olympics, some said the city’s hot summers would endanger athletes.Japan’s...

Enormous lantern floats depicting warriors and demons illuminated the streets of Aomori, Japan this weekend.Locals h...

Geisha are out and about in Kyoto today observing a traditional holiday.August 1 is known as hassaku in the traditio...

Tokyo’s governor says the triathlon for the 2020 Tokyo games may have to find a new site.Yoichi Masuzoe says air traffic...