Jul 09 (BBC Earth) - Trouble was brewing for this crane chick when he found himself surrounded by a herd of curious sika deer. Will protective parental instincts save the day?
Jul 09 (BBC Earth) - Trouble was brewing for this crane chick when he found himself surrounded by a herd of curious sika deer. Will protective parental instincts save the day?
The operator of a nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, restarted one of its reactors on Tuesday, more than 13 years after it suffered damage in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (NHK)
Political parties in Japan are jockeying to form a majority in the Diet following an election that dealt a severe blow to the ruling coalition. A vote to name the prime minister is due to take place in the legislature in a few weeks.
A woman in a neon-colored jacket and mini-skirt was seen supporting a candidate in Japan's latest Lower House election, sparking public debate on extremely short skirts, shorts, and other revealing outfits worn by female campaign staff.
Voter turnout for Japan's lower house election on Sunday stood at 53.85%, marking the third lowest rate since the end of World War II, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has fallen short of its majority target, and voices questioning the accountability of the party’s leadership, including Prime Minister Ishiba, are growing.
A beloved café in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is at risk of closure after the city ordered it to vacate its location. Calls for its preservation have intensified as the court battle begins.
The first snowfall on Mount Fuji is typically announced when snow is visible from the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory following the hottest day of the year.
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival is one of Japan's largest Halloween events, drawing over 20,000 cosplayers each year. In 2024, the festival will be held from October 25 (Friday) to October 27 (Sunday) in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. (Nomadic Japan)
I'm taking Hankyu Ferry from Kobe to Shinmoji (Fukuoka) and staying in its most spacious cabin called Royal again. (Solo Travel Japan)
Hakuba Village in Nagano, one of Japan's premier ski resort destinations, is undergoing a significant transformation due to a surge in foreign tourism.
A normally serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan’s famously efficient bullet train turned into a zombie apocalypse on October 19, 2024. Billed as the “world’s first haunted house experience on a running shinkansen”, the adrenaline-filled trip from Tokyo to Osaka was inspired by the hit 2016 South Korean horror film Train to Busan. The spooky shinkansen trip was organised ahead of Halloween on October 31. (South China Morning Post)
Hiiii, this is long overdue but the Japan vlog is here! in this vlog I'm taking you along with me on my recent trip to Tokyo and Osaka, where I ate A LOT of ramen and had an amazing time! (OANH)
Kyoto held its annual 'Jidai Matsuri' festival on Tuesday, with around 2,000 people dressed as feudal lords and nobles from the Heian period to the Meiji Restoration taking part in the procession, walking about 4.5 kilometers from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine.