The Tanigumi Dance is an important tradition and part of Japan's cultural heritage. For the first time in its 800-year ...

Traditional cormorant fishing has begun on the Nagara River in this central Japan city, with fiery torches on boats creating ...

Public education has long underpinned the foundations of Japanese society. Yet today, exhaustion among teachers who directly ...

Students in Fukui Prefectural University's Faculty of Dinosaur Paleontology will participate in cutting-edge research and ...

“I want to see it become Japan’s top brand and bring that ... Tenka-fubu persimmons belong to the “Neo Sweet” variety, which Gifu Prefecture unveiled in 2015, and are known for having ...

A man from New Hampshire has made history by taking part in a centuries-old tradition in a small Japanese town. The Tanigumi ...

Japanese media reports noted a recent spike ... Nagano of Nagano Prefecture, and Gifu of Gifu Prefecture, resulting in multiple casualties among innocent civilians. In the past two weeks, targeted ...

A traditional festival featuring decorative floats has opened in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu. The Furukawa Festival in Hida City is one of the "Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in ...

Go to the <a href=" to get 20% off an annual membership ▶ In this video, we will explore the names of each prefecture in Japanese, their English translations, and the origins or etymology behind these ...

His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But unlike his peers, he did not shun tradition.

Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in central Japan recognised as the country's oldest person, died at the weekend from heart failure, the health ministry said Monday. Hayashi, who was born on Sept 2 ...