When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, ...

says that the now-extinct animal was living at the Genmori Bridge. This is a bridge known as a photo spot for Tokyo Skytree in Sumida City. Two hundred years ago, Japanese river otters swam under ...

This Mainichi Shimbun reporter brought an urn to a temple in Tokyo the other day ... On the temple grounds are communal graves for animals, the ones for humans and their pets, as well as graves ...

Exotic animal ... Japan office director for the environmental NGO Traffic. They found there were more than 430 pet cafes across the country as of 2019, with EACs accounting for 137 of them. Tokyo ...

Tokyo Lens Posted: December 31, 2024 | Last updated: December 31, 2024 Built by a well-known Japanese designer, today we are taking a peek inside Tokyo Japan's weirdest tiny apartment.

Video games are an excellent way to learn about history, science, and even other cultures. It's getting easier and easier to find fascinating games with unique visuals, great stories, and moving ...

It is also intended to raise hope for reconstruction of the city, buffeted by torrential rain in recent years. In 2018, western Japan was slammed ... which assembles wooden animal carvings by ...

I used Tokyo as my entry and exit point for Asia, flying directly from Toronto. I fell in love with the city and Japan’s culture defined by pleasantries. Neighbourhoods like Shinjuku and Shibuya felt ...

particularly when that city is a bustling capital like Tokyo. Book a private cruise down the Sumida River (perhaps aboard a traditional Japanese houseboat, or yakatabune) ending at Tokyo Bay.

According to a study, what scientists thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are actually the bones of a brown bear.

I’m told one major reason why Japanese employers can keep their wages relatively low is that housing remains affordable, even in Tokyo, once regarded as the world’s most expensive city. The average ...