Gambling in Japan has long been as easy as stepping into the country’s ubiquitous pachinko parlors. Wagering i […]
In 2014, “Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese handmade paper,” was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representati […]
In the early 1980s, when bird conservationists around the world feared that the crested ibis was in danger of […]
To celebrate the year of the dog in 2018, this article presents one of Japan’s most famous breeds, the Akita-i […]
For three decades people have been using the Tepra label printer by Japanese stationery maker King Jim to spru […]
The top Japanese search terms for 2017 as announced by Google and Yahoo. All the personalities, products, and […]
Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)―The shocking murder of the head priestess of a prominent Shintō shrine in Tokyo ea […]
Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)―A record 226 members of the teaching staff at public schools in Japan were discipl […]
Seoul, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)―A South Korean task force released on Wednesday a report elaborating on the conten […]
Two of Japan’s leading dictionary publishers announce their top new words of 2017. An overview of the some of […]
