Japan In Focus

SAPPORO — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train services in March...

KONAN, Kochi — Expectations are high for the birth of a baby shoebill at a zoo in Kochi Prefectur...

KUMAMOTO — Nationwide transport IC cards will continue to be accepted on Kumamoto City trams afte...

KYOTO — The Fushimi Police Station in Kyoto Prefecture has launched a unique initiative to preven...

SHIMADA, Shizuoka — About 80 people packed into the former Ikumi Elementary School in Shimada, Sh...

HANYU, Saitama — Thirteen jars of indigo dye are lined up beneath the factory floor. Each jar con...

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...