Japan In Focus

YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto — A 12.67-meter-long tatami mat made by farmers, craftspeople and others in ...

KOCHI — A male university student in his 20s was charged in October for altering a massive boulde...

TOYAMA — An event showcasing manhole covers from all over the nation was held near Toyama Station...

HACHINOHE, Aomori — Remains of a 15-meter pit house were discovered in the Matsugasaki ruin, wher...

While the Ueno district in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is well-known for its museums, zoo and Ameyoko shop...

MUNAKATA, Fukuoka — The Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2024, an international bicycle road race, was held ...

SHIMANTO, Kochi — More than 2,200 runners took part in an ultra marathon event in Shimanto City a...

WAKAYAMA — A large group of sumo wrestlers recently visited Wakayama City for an event called the...

KYOTO — On a late September day, after the burning heat of summer had subsided, as evening approa...

OTARU, Hokkaido — A three-day event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the...

In a corner of a shopping street lined with a variety of stores in high-end residential area Azab...

OSHU, Iwate — Nambu Tekki Matsuri, an annual autumn event at which local Nambu Tekki specialty ir...

SUWA, Nagano — An event in which sake-sipping participants stroll along a closed-off stretch of h...

NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...

YOKOHAMA — For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered saf...