Crown Prince Akishino visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit Emperor Showa's mausoleum.
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11 people on sunken tourist boat confirmed dead
Eleven of the 26 people who were aboard a tourist boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost pre...
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Cherry blossom festival in northern Japan
A cherry blossom festival is taking place at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Toyosu Market resumes tours for the first time in over three months
The Toyosu Market, which is known for live tuna auctions, resumes tours for the general public.
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Ukrainian language lessons for evacuee supporters
The Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is holding online Ukrainian language lessons for those supporting evacuees from ...
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Tokyo orchestra performs Silvestrov's 'Prayer for the Ukraine'
The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra performs Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's "Prayer for the Ukraine."
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New cultural facility to open in Tokyo
East Japan Railway is set to open a new cultural facility just outside JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo.
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Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit Ise Shrine
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visit Ise Shrine after a 8-hour car ride.
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Three-meter giant squid found alive
A three-meter squid is found alive...but dies soon after in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.
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