Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...

A spotted seal was born at Marinepia Nihonkai, an aquarium in the city of Niigata, on April 4. The baby seal is a female and ...

Apple Computers was seven years removed from its now-mythic garage beginnings at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California, where founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs first launched the company. As ...

Tokyo’s Kirby Café is one of Japan’s most popular themed restaurants. Inspired by the iconic pink video game character, it ...

In the cramped confines of dormitory rooms across America, a peculiar ritual unfolds nightly. Students, bleary-eyed from studying or recovering from social activities, reach for a familiar package: ...

Scallop fishing for the spring season has begun in Nemuro Bay in Hokkaido. Many big scallops were caught, and the port became lively. On April 1, four･･･ ...

For illustrator and fiber artist Tomoko Kubo, the hiragana lettering system sparked a playful, ongoing series of embroideries ...

"Solid Snake, the protagonist of my debut title Metal Gear (1987), was born as a silent 'tough guy' because of these ...

A statue of the dog character Gyoza-ken Jubee, dressed in a gyoza dumpling costume, was unveiled at JR Utsunomiya Station in ...

If you’re on a journey to learn Japanese, you’re in for an exciting ride—one that becomes way easier and way more fun with the right tools. And that’s where Migaku comes in. Whether you’re just ...

Inui Street in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo has been open to the public since March 29. It will be open for nine days until April 6. Visitors can walk･･･ ...

A female Japanese politician has received about 8,000 emails containing ... with the assembly receiving nearly 8,000 emails – ...