Ibaraki Police warn against fake warnings by the police
At about 4 p.m. on 19 September, the doorbell of an 85-year-old woman in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture rang. Standing at the entrance was a man claiming to be a police officer who w…
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Behold the fluffiest rice omelet in Tokyo...possibly the world!
Mr. Sato tracks down a rice omelet unlike any he had ever seen before at a small French cafe in Tokyo’s Koenji. A rice omelet or “omuraisu,” is a widely consumed food in Japan enjoyed in both ho…
Japan to double wagyu beef output amid rising overseas demand
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:31 | All, Japan, LifestyleThe Japanese government said Tuesday it hopes to double the country's output of wagyu beef, known for its tenderness and marbled …
Teenager, 2 men referred to prosecutors over online uranium trade
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:15 | All, JapanPolice referred a 17-year-old high school student and two men to prosecutors on Tuesday over their alleged involvement in the online tr…
This Winter Keep Warm With Grated Daikon Radish Sculptures in Your Nabe
Essentially Japan’s version of a hot pot, nabe (pronounced na-bay) is a large, simmering pot of meat and vegetables that’s served during the winter. It typically sits on a portable stove an…
Robot Lawn Mower Unleashed on Tokyo
Honda (Tokyo) — Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has begun demonstration testing of Miimo HRM520 (Miimo), Honda’s robotic lawn mower, jointly with the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association…
The top 8 fast food chains in Japan
But what is Japan’s favorite fast food? They asked 5,708 men and women in their teens to their eighties to comment about their favorite fast food chains. Survey takers were first asked to l…
9-yr-old makes record by passing college-level math test
Shogo Ando, a fourth-year elementary school student in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, passed Suken's top-level 1st kyu test held in October by the Mathematics Certification Institute o…
Japanese, Korean, Chinese: Which Language is the Easiest to Learn?
No, these are not the names of The Three Musketeers translated into Japanese but the labels for logograms—characters that symbolize a phrase or word—respectively in Japanese, Korean and Chinese.…
Top 15 Hot Spring Destinations for Winter in Japan
Yubara Onsen was created to treat a beloved concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a great Japanese general and samurai. Today, it lies in a natural, remote setting in the shadow of a massive dam.…