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 Jansson Akebo…

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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 NEDO…

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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 say the train had slow…

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday it has received a record 322,581 suggestions from the public for the name of the female giant panda cub that was born at Ueno Zoo in the capital in Jun…

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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 meaning "large…

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A type of dagger used by traditional hunters of the Tohoku region, who are known as matagi, is se…

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NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Legoland Japan, the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country, is struggling to wipe out negative perceptions that its admission fees are too expensive.

Before it opened in A…

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More than 100 Pikachus danced and paraded in Yokohama on Monday as part of a festival celebrating the mobile phone game Pokemon Go.

“When a lot of Pikachus appeared, they were so cute I couldn’t hand…

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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 wrapp…

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In a crowded city with a population over 13 million people, vehicles here tend to be on the small and efficient side. Gas is expensive, parking is difficult, and driving is on the left side of the ro…

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