Japan is a beautiful island country that has made a visible space for itself on the international platform. With glorious ...

Held annually in Kyoto during July, the Gion Matsuri is among Japan's most renowned festivals. It began in 869 as a religious ...

Japans national flower, the cherry blossom is famous for its beautiful pink and white petals that bloom in the spring. It ...

October has arrived, bringing Tāmaki Makaurau out of winter hibernation and filling the local event calendar with oodles of events, the best of which we’ve collated here. There’s plenty to ...

Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, the most successful Japanese pitcher of his generation to have spent his whole career in Nippon Professional Baseball, will come to Major League Baseball as an ...

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In Japanese, Hanami literally means ‘flower viewing’, and it most commonly refers to the tradition of enjoying pastel pink cherry blossoms for the two weeks that they beautify the branches.

The Japanese Film Festival is returning with 31 films that reflect 2024’s theme of Continuity. Co-organised by Japan Creative Centre, Embassy of Japan in Singapore, Japan Foundation and ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Shigeru Ishiba, top, sits ahead of the extraordinary session of parliament’s lower house Tuesday, Oct. 1 ...

A mask depicting Aterui ‘Lord of Tamo’, a famous Emishi chief from the ancient Tohoku District in Japan. The Emishi people from north-east Asia have been ...

but that didn’t stop the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League (NMJACL) from celebrating the season. This weekend, they hosted an autumn festival to share their culture in Albuquerque.

In Japan’s picturesque Mie prefecture, the ancient Ageuma Shinji festival captivates audiences each year with its dramatic horse race. As thunderous drumbeats fill the air, horses – wide-eyed ...