Japan In Focus

AKITA — A festival offering gourmet food and traditional performing arts from all over Akita Pref...

“I can still see it, right before my eyes: a Kominato Line train rolling, clickety-clack, through...

TAKEO, Saga — A baseball team primarily composed of players from Southeast Asian nations has been...

SENDAI — A traditional song forgotten for 69 years was revived at an annual festival in Sendai la...

KYOTO — With the help of local residents and police officers, six ducklings waddled about 600 met...

HIGASHI-SHIRAKAWA, Gifu — About 90 participants, including students of Nagoya University of Arts ...

MEIWA, Mie — The town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, recently got a new bus stop, complete with sign a...

MORIOKA — Dancers for this year’s “Miss Sansa Odori” have been decided. The final judging of the ...

KAWAGOE, Saitama — Buildings preserved from the 1900s form a unique landscape in central Kawagoe ...

ITO, Shizuoka — About 450 participants gathered at 6:30 a.m. for a seining event at Ito Orange Be...

In Tokyo's Ginza district lined with modern office buildings, the Okuno Building has retained its...

HIROSHIMA — The Skyrail, an elevated transportation system linking a residential complex on a hil...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — The Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train, a tourist train on the JR Senmo Line tha...

OKAZAKI, Aichi — Shaved ice made with spring water and locally harvested ingredients is being sol...

Showa-era idols, American cars and other striking images catch the eye at Diskunion Shinjuku Show...