No hanky-panky for Tokyo pandas
Giant pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo have made their first public appearance in two weeks, after an unsuccessful attempt at ...
read moreFirst cherry blossoms, first spring storm
It’s official. The spring cherry blossom season is underway in Japan.Weather officials announced the first bloom of the ...
read moreCherry blossoms first sign of spring
A first sign of spring was observed in Japan today (Monday).Cherry blossoms appeared at a park in Kumamoto in the countr...
read moreGiant squid ‘Backyard Tour’
A dead giant squid is proving a popular attraction with visitors to an aquarium in Japan.In the new "Backyard Tour" at S...
read morePhotographers snap ‘diamond Fuji’
Photographers and nature lovers flocked to the foot of Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji this morning to witness the sun rising di...
read moreCave gets psychedelic makeover
Lighting designers have given a cave in Japan a psychedelic makeover.A reporter with Japan’s NTV visited the cave for a ...
read morePhantom squid caught alive
Japanese fisherman have captured yet another rare deep-sea squid, this time alive.It was discovered ensnared on Friday n...
read moreAmid cherry blossoms, signs of spring
People in Japan are enjoying the first signs of spring.“Kawazu-zakura” south of Tokyo is known for the first cherry blos...
read morePanda celebrates girls’ festival
It’s girls’ day in Japan today (Monday), and even pandas are getting into the action. A female panda at a zoo in western...
read morePenguins celebrate doll festival
Girls in Japan are getting ready to celebrate a traditional doll festival on March 3rd. In Kyoto, male college students ...
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