A Japanese hot spring resort is providing a rare chance for visitors to enjoy 3 days of spa and amusement park attractions simultaneously.

The "spamusement" park opened on Saturday in the city of Bep…

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A Japanese startup commercial rocket launch attempted to launch a 10-meter tall ‘Momo’ rocket to orbit on Sunday, but while the rocket achieved liftoff, it only made it about one-fifth of its total t…

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A digitally remastered version of the original 1954 film directed by Ishiro Honda will be screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on October 31, the organisers announced on its websi…

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When lunch bells ring at Japanese elementary schools, instead of students flocking to cafeterias to eat miscellaneous meat in various shades of beige, or to the playground to eat class-divisive packe…

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Originally the place to go for counterfeit American and Japanese brands in the 90s, Takeshita has always had a fashionable reputation, but it’s cleaned up its act these days. Well-known and featured …

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The Tokyoiter is made by illustration and drawing freaks who are willing to present the talent of artists they like to a larger audience. Some of us are illustrators and some are just living in Tokyo…

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“Sometimes, I pick coffee based on how big the cup is,” says the 30-year-old with a smile.

That’s because it affects his style of creating coffee-cup illustrations that explore everyday life in in Ja…

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SASAYAMA, Hyogo — Daikokuji temple in Sasayama is dubbed the “Shoso-in of the Tanba area” after the repository in Nara that dates back to the eighth century. Tanba is the area in Hyogo Prefecture whe…

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A Japanese startup firm has given news reporters a look at a rocket that will be launched on Saturday. It is the first rocket built in Japan without assistance from the government.

Interstellar Techn…

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Line, Japan’s US$8 billion social media giant, today launched a food delivery service.

Called Delima, it allows users of Line’s messaging app to order and pay for food deliveries from 14,000 restaura…

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