Megamouth shark wows crowds in Shizuoka
People in central Japan are being treated to the sight of one of the wonders of the deep.A rare Megamouth shark is on di...
read moreDo Japanese shoppers dream of electric sheep?
A department store in Osaka is counting on an android sales assistant to boost its bottom line.Android: “Thank you for c...
read moreTravel rush as Golden Week ends
People in Japan are packing stations and airports at the end of the country’s spring break.The last week saw a series of...
read more1000-year-old wisteria in full bloom
A 1,000-year-old wisteria tree is in full bloom in central Japan.The tree at a shrine in Hyogo prefecture is said to hav...
read moreLocals view Osprey at Iwakuni base
People in western Japan got a rare look inside a U.S. military base on Monday. The Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni o...
read moreAbe, Hollande slate nuclear cooperation
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande have agreed to work together on a new generatio...
read more‘Crying Sumo’ chases away bad luck
A shrine in western Japan holds an unusual prayer ritual every year to celebrate Children’s Day. “Crying Sumo” matches t...
read moreChild population hits new low
Today is Children’s Day in Japan, and the government announced record low numbers of kids in the population. Officials s...
read moreKids 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 moreThai youth face life-changing lottery
Every year, young men in Thailand enter a lottery that could change their lives. The prize…? Two years of military servi...
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