Features
Japan In Focus
-
Hydrangeas a popular gift for Mother’s Day
FUKUOKA — Hydrangeas are increasingly popular gifts for Mother’s Day, with newly developed varieties...
May 4, 2021
-
Okayama: Glistening evening on Seto Inland Sea dazzles visitors
KURASHIKI, Okayama — The historical city of Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture is known for the Bikan H...
May 2, 2021
-
Tottori: Railway track hiking gaining popularity with extraordinary photogenic appeal
KURAYOSHI, Tottori — A trekking course set up on the site of an abandoned railway line in Kurayoshi,...
May 2, 2021
-
Tokushima: What’s the question?
KAMIKATSU, Tokushima — A red question mark seen overhead in a mountainous region in Tokushima Prefec...
May 2, 2021
-
Saitama: Familiar faces set in stone at unique museum
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Chichibu Chinsekikan (Chichibu museum of rare stones) in Saitama Prefecture disp...
April 27, 2021
-
Saitama: Physical therapist invents Shibusawa-style exercise
SAITAMA — A physical therapist in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, has invented an exercise method associ...
April 27, 2021
-
Nagano: ‘Village of stars’ earns world record recognition
NAGANO — The village of Achi, Nagano Prefecture, has been recognized with a Guinness World Record fo...
April 27, 2021
-
Hyogo: Injured stork struts once again thanks to a bespoke prosthetic leg
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — A stork that lost half of its left leg will soon get a fitting prosthetic leg, at t...
April 24, 2021
-
Shiga: Bridge on Lake Biwa becomes cycling hot spot
OTSU — Cyclists have been turning their handlebars toward the Biwako Ohashi bridge, which spans a na...
April 24, 2021
-
Nihombashi’s Takashimaya department store unites prewar, postwar designs
The Nihombashi district in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is scattered with a few buildings that survived World W...
April 20, 2021
-
Tokyo: Simple explanation of the territories of Japan
The northern territories, Takeshima islands in Shimane Prefecture and the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa...
April 20, 2021
-
Oita: Small town launches promotion ‘attack’ to boost ‘titanic’ home
HITA, Oita — A museum celebrating the megahit manga series “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Attack on Titan) op...
April 17, 2021
-
Osaka: Hotel bar offers social space with folk crafts
OSAKA — The Leach Bar at the Rihga Royal Hotel in the Nakanoshima district of Osaka has a gallery-li...
April 17, 2021
-
Kanagawa: Unmasking science, history behind umami
In the past year, I’ve been cooking more than ever before, and I often come across the word umami in...
April 13, 2021
-
Tokyo: Has part of Machida been incorporated into Kanagawa Pref.?
Rumor has it that part of Machida in Tokyo has become part of the neighboring prefecture of Kanagawa...
April 13, 2021
"Features" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
-
-
-
-
JN TOP STORIES
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
