Gata No Kuni Kara
For the very first time, a Japanese TV drama is featuring a popular actor from Thailand! It's a story about a young Thai man who runs away accompanied by a Japanese high school girl.
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Articles from www3.nhk.or.jp — page 13
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Sea Shepherd won't chase Japan whalers this year
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has announced it will not send ships to the Antarctic Ocean this year to intercept Japanese whaling operations. The group issued a statement on its website o…
Fish filmed at a record depth of 8,178 meters
A Japanese research team, in cooperation with NHK, has succeeded in filming a fish swimming at a depth of 8,178 meters in the Pacific Ocean -- the deepest ever recorded. Scientists bel…
Japanese park gets Moomin author's name
A Japanese city has added to a municipal park the name of the Finnish author of the popular Moomin children's book series. The park in Hanno City, north of Tokyo, is now called the Tove Jan…
Ocean current generator produces electricity
A Japanese machinery maker and a governmental organization say they have generated electricity using ocean currents. IHI and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, or…
5-year-old boy narrowly escapes train
A 5-year-old boy has survived a close call with a train in western Japan, suffering only a light injury to the head. The drama unfolded in the city of Kyoto on Saturday. Police sa…
Daimonji Festival
Huge bonfires on mountains lit up Japan's old capital, Kyoto, on Wednesday night in an annual Buddhist ceremony. One bonfire on a mountainside formed the shape of the Chinese character mean…
For Yosakoi Fans
Teams of energetic dancers from across Japan have competed on the final day of Yosakoi Festival, the biggest summer event in Kochi, western Japan. The 64th edition of the Yosakoi dance festival …
For those who know "Che"
An exhibition of photos taken by Ernesto "Che" Guevara opened on Wednesday in Tokyo. A film-making company is holding the event with about 240 photos to mark 50 years since the de…
Now, of all the contests,...
About 100 babies took part in a ritual called "crying sumo contest" on Saturday at a shrine in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto. The Kitano Tenmangu shrine began the annual event …