A pair of Tancho, or red-crowned cranes, perform a dance of love in the village of Tsurui in Hokkaido. The elegant birds, ...

The oldest movie theater in Hokkaido has gotten a new mascot cat after its predecessor passed away of old age. The third ...

The Japanese semiconductor corporation Rapidus will supply state-of-the-art 2-nanometer (㎚·10 billionths of a meter) semiconductor prototypes to the American semiconductor corporation Broadcom by June ...

Japan's convenience stores are taking on tasks once handled by the dwindling number of local police boxes, instituting ...

Over the course of a year, a stampede of tourists 200 times larger than the local population barrels through this northern ...

SoftBank Corp. will build a next-generation industrial park including a data center for advanced artificial intelligence in ...

While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen (about $64) in 2024 from the previous year ...

A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of ...

This December, JC’s Top 30 Qualifiers embarked on an unforgettable journey to Hokkaido, Japan, to experience the region’s world-renowned snow holiday charm. The excitement was palpable as they ...

In the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, people are making the specialty bodara ... Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is ...

LIKE ROYALTY Matsumae Castle was first built in 1606 and has undergone several renovations and restorations throughout the years Completing the #Hokkaido179 goal became even more unforgettable when we ...

Watanabe, editor of The Yomiuri Shimbun daily and chief of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, died of pneumonia on Thursday. He played a significant role in Japanese media and politics, the Asahi ...