A bamboo fighting festival takes place in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for the first time in four years.

Japan Airlines develops a special service that uses a high-tech 3D sensor to detect crowds... in saunas.

Around 80,000 plum trees woo visitors in Wakayama Prefecture.

Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, who is famous for works such as "Galaxy Express 999", dies at age 85.

Used Japanese "hina" dolls are on display at a historic facility in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture.

A fire twirling festival takes place in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, to wish for safety and good health in the comi...

The topographic features of the Godzilla Megamullion, a gigantic seabed formation located about 600 kilometers southeast...

A giant panda at Wakayama Adventure World gets a Valentine's Day treat.

A giant catfish and other creatures are discovered in a Tokyo pond that was drained for cleaning and ecological surveyin...

The Sapporo Snow Festival is held physically in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for the first time in three years.