Health through heat
People in Japan are enduring a bit of heat in search of good health. Visitors to a temple in central Japan are undergo...
read morePrincess Hisako ‘nervous’ before daughter’s engagement
Japan’s Princess Hisako says she was nervous about her daughter Noriko’s recent engagement.The Princess made the commen...
read moreWorld's prettiest snail
A zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture has put on display a snail many experts consider one the most beautiful in the world. Polym...
read morePrincess Noriko to marry Shinto priest
Japan’s Princess Noriko is getting married. The lucky man wedding the 25-year-old princess is a priest from one of Japa...
read moreImperial silkworms making good progress
Japan’s Empress Michiko is engaged in her yearly cultivation of silkworms. The Empress today transferred the worms to a...
read more‘Mountain Day’ Japan’s newest national holiday
Japan has a new national holiday.Officials announced the creation of “Mountain Day.”The holiday will take place every Au...
read moreImperial couple visits Ashio mine
Japan’s Imperial couple today visited a mine that was once one of Japan’s most toxic sites.The Ashio Copper Mine heavily...
read moreRadiation manga going on hiatus
A Japanese manga under fire for depicting radiation poisoning in Fukushima is taking a break from publication.In last we...
read moreTraditional rice-duck farming underway in Mie
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but at times a farmer’s best friend is the duck.In Mie, Japan farmers began rice-duck fa...
read moreAoi festival brings pomp to Kyoto
Ancient scenes of pomp and pageantry greeted visitors to Kyoto, Japan today.One of the city’s most important traditiona...
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