Weeping cherry trees along a street lined with samurai residences and Someiyoshino trees along a riverbank are in full bloom ...

Pyrotechnic artworks from the Omagari fireworks festival here will illuminate the sky over the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo venue ...

OTSU -- The first "democratic school" in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, opened here this month, amid a growing trend in the ...

A gigantic gathering of Shiba and Akita dogs and a kimono parade are part of the 6th edition of Japan Week 2025 ...

Sake enthusiasts flocked to Kodama Brewing Co., a Japanese sake brewery in Katagami, Akita Prefecture, as it opened its ...

For the fourteenth year running, Japan's population has slumped to a record low. The non-foreign population dropped by nearly ...

TAKIZAWA, Iwate -- This north Japan city is crowdfunding using the "hometown tax" donation system to keep an ancient ...

The Akita Kanto Festival, held annually from August 3-6 in Akita City, is one of the Three Great Festivals of Tohoku and enlivens Japan's northeastern region with its vibrant celebrations. This ...

The Food City 500 marks the 125th Cup race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway in the series’ history, and lucky for us, this year’s race on the short track is back on concrete! Will anyone be ...

Others welcome innovation. One thing is certain: They get us talking. Major League Baseball's City Connect uniforms, which launched in 2021, have done exactly that. Nike has worked with MLB teams ...

More than 200 community members gathered on March 30 to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the day of forced removal at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, Washington.

The Taiheigawa river, which flows through Akita City, overflowed in the city’s Hiromote district shortly after 11 a.m., prompting city authorities to issue an emergency safety alert to 9,060 ...