Comic Market underway in Tokyo
The Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight on December 30, with about 160,000 people expected to attend the two-d...
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Art collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing
Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.
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Yearend cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto
Followers gather at Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, to clean the facility up in preparation for the New Ye...
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'Fight' selected as kanji of the year for 2022
A Chinese-derived character that means "fight" or "war" is selected as kanji of the year for 2022.
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Roasted daikon event returns to Kyoto after three years
An event to pray for good health and ward off bad luck called “Daiko-daki”, or daikon radish roast, is held in Kyoto for...
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Ground troops clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan
Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan.
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Santa Claus arrives in Japan
Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation "certified Santa Claus" arrives at Narita Airport from Finland for first time in three ...
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Japan Airlines operates Disney-themed plane
Japan Airlines is operating a Disney-themed plane featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Elsa from "Frozen" and Woody from "...
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Tanuki Santa makes an appearance in western Japan
The statue of a Japanese racoon dog in front of Shigaraki Station in Koka, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan is dressed ...
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Fire-walking ritual for good health held in southwestern Japan
A fire-walking ritual, where people walk on ashes to pray for good health, is held at a Atago Shrine in Fukuoka, Fukuoka...
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