Kurobe Gorge Train
A sightseeing railway that runs through Kurobe Gorge in central Japan has begun full operations, offering visitors stunning views of spring greenery. Many holidaymakers boarded the train at Unaz…
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Ghibli Theme Park
Japanese animated film company Studio Ghibli has unveiled the basic design of its theme park set to open in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in 2022. Aichi Governor Hideaki Ohmura revealed on We…
Denim Koi
Carp streamers featuring printed denim patterns are flying in Kurashiki City, the denim capital of Japan. The streamers were made by a blue jeans company and a carp streamer maker in Okayama Pre…
Japanese man certified as the world's oldest man
A112-year-old Japanese has been recognized as the world's oldest man. Masazo Nonaka, a resident of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, received a certificate from Guinness W…
Earthquake in Shimane
A strong earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan early on Monday morning. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the estimated magnitude was 6.1 and the focus was in the western p…
Samurai Parade
About 1,500 people dressed as samurai warriors in armor have paraded in central Japan to celebrate 16th-century warlord Takeda Shingen. The parade on Saturday in the streets of Kofu, Yamana…
Women urged to get out of sumo ring
Women trying to provide emergency treatment to a person who collapsed in a sumo ring were urged to leave it during a sumo event. The Japan Sumo Association later said the appeal was inappropriate in …
Signs at Shinjuku Station are being improved
Hundreds of signs at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo are being replaced to provide travelers with directions that are easier to follow. Railway and metropolitan government officials have received comp…
Bullying Vs. Moral Education
Japan's education ministry has completed the screening of moral education textbooks to be used in junior high schools. Textbooks published by 8 companies passed the screening and they all take u…
Author of Kiki's Delivery Service wins int'l award
A Japanese author of children's books, Eiko Kadono, has won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered the Nobel Prize for children's literature. The Swiss-based International …