With his black uniform jacket slung rakishly over his shoulders and his feet propped up on a Japanese school desk as he held ...

The Switch 2 will sell for 49,980 yen ($350) for a Japanese-language-only version. In the United States, Nintendo initially ...

Vivid tree peonies are at their best at Mobara tree peony garden in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. The site is ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Star Wars Celebration blasted back bigger than ever, taking over Chiba, Japan, from April 18–20, 2025. It’s been 17 years since the event last touched down in Japan, and its return to the Makuhari ...

The Chiba prefectural government started the job fair program in fiscal 2024 after learning about small and midsize businesses in the prefecture that wanted to hire non-Japanese because of labor ...

A Star Wars supporter poses for a photo during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration Japan in Chiba, near Tokyo, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) A Star Wars supporter ...