Japan In Focus

TATEYAMA, Toyama — To prepare for the Garve sightseeing boat service coming to an end later this ...

Located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, Sakura Nabe Nakae is a 120-year-old restaurant that serves sakura n...

AMAMI, Kagoshima — The Amami-Kikai route has become Japan’s shortest regular flight route, lastin...

KAMAISHI, Iwate — A French cooking class was held in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, in late July in ...

SAPPORO — Three years after the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan were registered as a Wo...

Historical buildings blend in harmoniously with modern architecture in the residential Takanawa d...

HITACHINAKA, Ibaraki — People of all ages, from children to the elderly, enjoyed live performance...

A seven-minute walk north from Chitose-Karasuyama Station on the Keio Line brought me to a 1980s-...

HITA, Oita — A celebration was held last month in the city of Hita, Oita Prefecture, to promote g...

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — A project is underway to restore intricate iron decorations that once adorne...

NARUTO, Tokushima — Construction has begun on a cycling road on the 1.6-kilometer-long Onaruto Br...

AOMORI — About 30 fifth and sixth graders played games and spoke with foreign nationals as a prog...

SAPPORO — Fireworks lit up the night sky during a festival at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium in M...

KUMAMOTO — Kumamoto’s keirin cycle racing track, which closed after the April 2016 Kumamoto earth...

KYOTO — The ancient capital was once again filled with the colors of the annual July Gion Festiva...