Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Spectators gathered and cheered as they watched a lively parade of floats — bearing six-meter-tall figures depicting ...

FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested a 47-year-old male office worker for allegedly trespassing into the ...

SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested the head of a group of minors who gather near JR Omiya Station on ...

A scholar's note related to a secret nuclear pact on Okinawa's reversion from US rule will be donated to the prefecture.

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

The Okura Prestige Bangkok will offer the “Kikō Matcha Afternoon Tea Collection” until May 23. The name “kikō” beautifully ...

This began operation in 1970. Japan Atomic Power Co. (JAPC) has delayed the completion of the decommissioning of its ...

Local governments are taking advantage of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo’s popularity by proactively promoting attractions and specialties in their localities to boost tourism to regional areas.

A brewery here has produced a gluten-free imitation beer brewed exclusively from rice and containing no major allergens or ...

Many local governments in Japan are abandoning matchmaking events intended to combat declining birth rates and revitalize regions, citing lac･･･ ...

Large, vibrant tree peonies are in full bloom at Tadaji Temple in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture. Grown by the temple priest over the past seven years, the blossoms now span dozens of varieties, ...