Jun 02 ( Soothing Pod - Sleep Meditation & Bedtime Stories) - Witness the creation of the world through old stories of Japanese mythology and folklore. Fall asleep with 12 Shinto gods and goddesses: Izanagi, Izanami, Kagutsuchi, Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ame-no-Uzume, Raijin, Fujin, Inari, Kitsune and Ukemochi - as you follow their joys and sorrows across mystical mountains, rivers, and valleys of ancient Japan.
In a dazzling display of creativity and performance, Japan's representative clinched the top prize at the World Cosplay Championship held on Saturday in Nagoya.
Summer homework, a hallmark of Japanese elementary school education, is undergoing significant changes. What are the latest trends in summer homework?
The Japanese Nikkei 225 experienced a historic drop on Friday, closing 2,216 points lower than the previous day at 35,909, following concerns over an economic downturn in the United States.
Japan has requested the extradition of Paul Watson, the former leader of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, who was detained in Greenland last month on suspicion of interfering with Japanese whaling vessels.
In Kyoto’s Gion district, geiko and maiko are visiting those who have supported them as part of the tradition known as Hassaku.
The Asahikawa District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a 19-year-old unemployed woman living in Asahikawa City for murder and other charges related to the death of a high school girl in April of this year.
Prince Hisahito, along with Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, visited the opening of the National High School Comprehensive Cultural Festival in Gifu Prefecture, where they toured the venue to view various art exhibits.
In Kyoto’s Gion district, geiko and maiko are visiting those who have supported them as part of the tradition known as Hassaku.
Monks training in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, performed the 'Isaki-no-saotobi' (jumping from a beam at Isaki) ritual, diving into Lake Biwa from a pole 7 meters high.
An elderly man has died after his car plunged into a reservoir in Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture.
A fire at a shopping center in Koshi City, Kumamoto, earlier this month has been traced to a child under 14 playing with fire.
A man wanted for the murder of three family members in Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been apprehended in Tottori City.
An emergency call was made on Monday evening at around 6 PM, reporting the sound of a child's voice coming from a manhole in Koshigoe Fishing Port, Kamakura.
