Kids celebrate Children’s Day with ‘little-lympics’
Kids in Yokohama, Japan are celebrating Children’s Day by taking part in a mini Olympics for kids.Celebrity athletes inc...
read moreEmpress Michiko cultivates royal silk
Japan’s Empress Michiko is beginning her yearly cultivation of silkworms. Silkworms lay eggs on special paper, which the...
read moreKumamon, the million-dollar bear
People in Japan have fallen in love with a cuddly bear named Kumamon.Kumamon is the mascot of Kumamoto prefecture in wes...
read moreMythical lions perform suspended prayer
People in central Japan were treated to an unusual sight today (Wednesday), when four men disguised as mythical lions we...
read moreKids taste train world
Kids in train-mad Japan are getting a taste of life on the rails.A train expo opened in Osaka on Tuesday.A group of rail...
read moreTwo Japanese restaurants place among world’s top 50
Two Japanese chefs are happy today.Their restaurants received coveted listings in “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award...
read moreClimbing season opens in Japan Alps
The climbing season opened in the Japan Alps over the weekend.Kamikochi is one of Japan’s most famous mountain destinati...
read moreTall ships visit Nagasaki
Spring in Nagasaki, Japan means it’s time for the city’s tall ships festival.Tall ships from around the world visit the ...
read moreAbe visits Meiji Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine on Monday. Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are the two m...
read moreUnderwater carp streamers unusual take on Children’s Day
A town in western Japan is decorating in a unique way for an upcoming holiday. Carp streamers billowing in the wind are ...
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