Princess Mako and fiancé to meet press
Japan's Princess Mako and her fiancé Kei Komuro will meet the press for the first time since the news of their upcoming ...
read moreGinza land prices hit record
A surge in development helps to send roadside land prices in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza area to a record high topping the froth...
read moreJigsaw puzzle celebrates shogi prodigy
A young champion of the Japanese board game shogi now has his face on a jigsaw puzzle.
read moreA small boat with a big story
A small fishing boat washed away in the Great East Japan Earthquake is found floating off Okinawa Prefecture in southwes...
read moreShogi prodigy feted for record winning streak
People in Japan are buzzing after a teen prodigy set a record 29-match winning streak in the board game shogi.
read moreCraft-makers prep banners for sumo wrestlers
Ahead of the July sumo tourney, craft-makers are busy creating banners for the wrestlers.
read moreDolls of the dearly departed
A doll maker in western Japan is helping to ease the loss of loved ones with dolls of the dearly departed.
read moreWind chimes from across Japan on display
A festival underway west of Tokyo displays a variety of wind chimes from all over Japan.
read moreCalendar makers see big losses without new era's name
Calendar makers ask Japan's government to announce the name of the next imperial era by January in time to put it on 201...
read moreTraditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs
A traditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs in Iwate, northeast Japan.
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