Yearend cleaning at Hikone Castle in western Japan
Yearend cleaning takes place at Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan.
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Kansai Airport's international departure area reopens in western Japan
The international departure area of Kansai Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, reopens after undergoing renovati...
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Donkey Kong area to open at Universal Studios Japan in spring
A new area featuring Donkey Kong will open at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka in the spring of 2024.
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Prince Hisahito coauthors academic paper on dragonflies
Prince Hisahito coauthors an academic paper on dragonflies at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo.
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Akita dog walking event held in Tokyo in memory of faithful Hachiko
A dog walking event for the Akita Inu breed takes place in Tokyo to mark 100 years since the birth of Hachiko, the faith...
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Children set up dragon statue at shrine in western Japan
Children set up a gigantic dragon statue made of rice straw at a shrine in western Japan to welcome the year of the drag...
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Ex-Johny & Associates starts compensating sexual abuse victims
Smile-Up, the successor firm to Johnny & Associates, announces that it has started compensating victims of sexual abuse ...
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1,000 North Korean defectors join job-hunting event in South Korea
More than 1,000 North Korean defectors join a job-hunting event in Seoul.
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Temple workers weave sacred ropes from rice straw
Workers at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Chiba Prefecture weave sacred ropes from rice straw.
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Japan pledges to stop building unabated coal power plants but wins "Fossil of the Day" award at COP28
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Japan will stop building unabated coal power plants at the COP28 summit, but the count...
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