About 200 wisteria trees are planted in the Manyou Botanical Garden at Kasugataisha Shrine, a joint World Heritage Site in ...

This episode spotlights That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, a fantasy series that has grown from a web novel into a hit ...

A look at SHINOMIYA Yoshitoshi's "A NEW DAWN" and other films shown at the Berlin International Film Festival, as well as the ...

The 1990s were incredible for anime, as many hits from that era became major series. Let's remember the best anime from every ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that the Strait of Hormuz has been opened. He said in a social media ...

Spring is foaling season in Japan's Hokkaido. Many of the newborns are Banei foals, a type of draft horse native to Hokkaido ...

Yuumi worked as a weather anchor for NHK's domestic news programs, including the flagship NEWS 7, before joining NHK ...

Police in western Japan say the father of Adachi Yuki has admitted to killing his son. The 11-year-old's body was found this ...

There’s a new crop four times a year. This spring, the Ghibli-like “Witch Hat Atelier” and the alternate-future samurai saga ...

Spring in Takayama brings a centuries-old festival noted for its colorful floats featuring mechanical dolls. The Sanno ...

The Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto City is home to about 250 cherry trees. The double-flowered weeping variety are now in full ...

International reporting comes naturally to Takao Minori. Growing up, she went to school near London and in Cairo. Since ...