At the back of the shrine’s sacred grounds is the grave of Itagaki Taisuke (1837–1919), a patriot from the Tosa clan in what is now Kōchi Prefecture who led the Freedom and People’s Rights ...

I will make the passionate support and encouragement I have received from my fans in Japan the engine for my ... joined the Marines straight from Iwate Prefecture’s Ōfunato High School after ...

Nobuo Uematsu is a prolific Japanese composer ... Not bad for a self-taught musician. Born in 1959 in Kōchi Prefecture, Uematsu first taught himself to play his sister's piano when he was ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

These processes play a crucial role in shaping the Earth's landmasses, including the islands of Japan, over several hundred million ... deposits distributed in Miyazaki and Hokkaido Prefectures. VMS ...

Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...

Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture released two English subtitled PR videos, including “Rokkaen,” one of the leading tourist spots ...

A tourist farm in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, is busy with visitors ... red and ripe strawberries. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun ...