The Kawazu cherry blossoms are now at their best in the town of Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. This is the early-blooming pink cherry blossom variety originating from this town. The 36th Kawazu Cherry ...

This video demonstrates how to make Japanese-style enoki beef rolls using thinly sliced beef wrapped around fresh enoki mushrooms. The rolls are pan-seared and coated in a savory soy, mirin, garlic, ...

The Japan national baseball team "Samurai Japan" started a training camp in the city of Miyazaki on February 14 in preparation for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March. Yu Darvish, a 39-year-old ...

In this Japanese cooking tool review, we take a practical look at must-have kitchen tools that make home cooking easier and more enjoyable. From precision knives to traditional graters and unique ...

Oni Press is launching graphic novels A Ghost Arm Made Of Angry Ghosts, Haunted Comic Club, Canticle Of Lost Souls & Moon ...

DENVER — Thursday marked 84 years since Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned just because they looked like the enemy. On Feb. 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 was issued by President Franklin D.

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According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

The "Easy Japanese" starts today! The skit's main character is Tam, a cheerful and charming international student from Vietnam. In Lesson 1, Tam has just arrived in Japan, and is looking for "Haru-san ...

Australians, who have flocked to Japan over the past two decades, are falling in love with the country's dining culture and along with it — Japanese beer. While only 101,000 Australians travelled to ...

The number of Myanmar nationals residing in Japan has surged since the Southeast Asian country’s military took power four years ago, and Kiyoshi Ochiai continues to help others escape the hardships ...