Tokyo’s Ueno Toshogu Shrine is aglow in gold
It is called Konjikiden (gold-colored shrine) because the pillars and walls inside are covered in gold foil. The interior is also adorned with paintings by Kano Tanyu, an official…
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Four arrested for live-streaming lewd acts from Tokyo studio for stripchat pornographic website
On the website, which is based in Cyprus, viewers pay viewing fees and can also give gift money to support performers.
20% of Japanese students don’t read books, harming their comprehension skills, study finds
Those who do not take notes or who read infrequently tended to score low on reading comprehension tests. The research team described this as a serious situation rooted in the…
‘Front Runner’ to be North Korea’s next supreme leader makes international debut in China
Secretive North Korea has never revealed her name or age, but South Korean intelligence officials believe she is the daughter identified as Ju Ae by former American basketball…
Taiwan to fully lift import restrictions on Japanese foods for first time since 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident
The total lifting of the ban will be officially decided after a 60-day public comment period.
Tokyo’s origami hub draws global crowds with hand-dyed paper
Visitors enter a vibrant world in which paper transforms into art, and artists keep alive a centuries-old tradition with beautiful, hand-dyed papers.
Japan strengthens proposal for disaster prevention cooperation with ASEAN
As natural disasters occur more frequently worldwide, Japan aims to actively promote pre-disaster measures, an area where it has a strong track record.
Law takes effect allowing guns for bear control in Japan’s residential areas amid increase in attacks
Under the revised law, municipal governments have the discretion to allow hunters to engage in “emergency hunting with guns.”
Japanese automakers try to regain ground lost to Chinese car firms in Thailand with low-priced HVs
In Thailand, Japanese automakers’ share of new vehicle sales used to be more than 90% but may fall below 70% this year.
126 died over 5-year period during Japan’s assistance projects in developing countries
In the five-year period until fiscal 2023, 258 accidents occurred, wherein most cases, the cause of the fatalities was carelessness, mainly because awareness of safety measures…