In Japan, where seniority and experience continue to take precedence over qualifications or ability, the idea of “respect your elders” is at the forefront of daily working life. One of the ways this …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

The controversial “baby hatch” set up at a Kumamoto hospital in 2007 to enable people to leave infants anonymously took in a total of 125 babies over nine years through March last year.

Ahead of its …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

A bronze statue of Japan's oldest elephant, Hanako, has been unveiled at a train station in Tokyo.

About 300 people attended a ceremony on Friday in front of JR Kichijoji Station.

The Asian elephant …

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

I saw this news story on mainstream media today:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/02/national/social-issues/kochi-mountain-village-may-adopt-direct-democracy-system-council-population-slides/…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Get indoors, keep away from windows and switch on the TV. That’s the latest advice from the government on how to prepare for a ballistic missile strike.

Japan has an early-warning system designed to …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Jam-lovers tried out many varieties of the fruit spread at a promotional event in the central Japanese city of Komoro on Sunday.

Komoro in Nagano Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of strawberry…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

I am planning to buy the best foot massager. But, exactly what are the achievable facts to consider? How could i become more assured about the possible level of quality from it that we can have in th…

posted by  footmassager | 8 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Kite fanciers in central Japan are hard at work crafting giant kites in preparation for traditional aerial battles across a local river. The June event dates back more than 300 years.

Members of a ki…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

A city in Kyushu that hosts one of the world’s largest hot-spring resorts has said it will open an amusement park this summer with a hot-tub merry-go-round and other bathing-themed rides following th…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 4 months ago | 2 comments

Child abduction has long been a concern for U.S. servicemembers and some in Congress, who initially called on Tokyo to ratify the Hague Convention and have since called for tougher enforcement within…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment