The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are actually a major international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Scheduled as the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, they are currently ongoing…
Cats are everywhere in Japan. While it is easy to see they are well-loved, Japan also fears cats. The country has a long, often terrifying history of folklore involving monstrous…
Nagoro or now known as Nagoro Doll Village is a village in the Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is known for the large…
TOKYO, July 29 — Japan’s daily total of COVID-19 cases topped 9,000 for the first time on Wednesday, with a surge in infections in Tokyo casting a pall over the…
TOKYO, July 26 — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tokyo Olympics has risen to 148, the major sports event’s organisers said early Monday. The organisation committee announced that…
Noh that is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for ‘skill’ or ‘talent’ is actually a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed…
A 45 years old Hidefumi Yoshida is known as Japan’s ‘Tears Teacher’ where for the past 8 years, he had made 50,000 people learn how to relieve stress by crying.…
Japan has made its earliest mark in the automotive industry. It is to no surprise that Japan is one of the top three countries with the most manufactured cars since…
Tomino’s Hell is believed to curse or even kill anyone who reads it out loud. The poet behind this notorious poem, Saijo Yaso wrote the poem after the end of…
A rare perfectly camouflaged moth, Tsumaki Schachihoko is found in Japan and it features an impressive natural disguise that makes it look like small twigs. Found in various forested areas…
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