Japan In Focus

KYOTO — Cacao beans with a thick coating of mitsu sugar syrup shine like jet-black gemstones.

UBE, Yamaguchi — A massive sculpture modeled after the left hand of a humanoid weapon seen in the...

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — A high school in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, said to be the inspiration f...

NAGASAKI — Sweet potatoes that were first cultivated over 100 years ago by a French missionary ha...

HIROSAKI, Aomori — Apples with kanji characters and other seasonal good luck designs for New Year...

Candies, Kyoko Koizumi and Masahiko Kondo to name a few — about 900 vinyl records by these idol s...

NANKAN, Kumamoto — A library renovated from a beloved municipal public bath opened for visitors i...

OTSU — The world karuta championship, using the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology, was held a...

SASEBO, Nagasaki — A powerful harmony of saxophones, drums, bass, piano and trombone fills the ai...

NAGOYA — The traditional Turkish military band Mehter visited the Osu shopping street in Nagoya’s...

HIROSAKI, Aomori — The latest edition of a farming volunteer tour organized by Hirosaki City in A...

KANAZAWA — With the snow crab fishing season heralding a rise in tourism over the winter, a prepa...

OSAKA — An annual test to verify that Japanese coins have been made to required weight standards ...

UBE, Yamaguchi — Yamaguchi University Hospital in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, recently held a spec...

MITOYO, Kagawa — In striking illusion, a local train seems to run across the open sea less than a...