SHIZUOKA, Japan (Bernama-Kyodo): A "pocket park" in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's smallest, measuring just 0.24 square metre with ...

These "pigeon people" were writers from a Japanese blog who staged the scene as a publicity stunt when they learned Google's Street View team would be photographing their area. The image quickly ...

Osaka will become the first region in Japan to ban people aged 65 and above from using ATMs while on mobile phones. The move is aimed at curbing phone-based fraud that targets the elderly ...

TOKYO - A Self-Defence Force training aircraft crashed after taking off from a military base in central Japan, Chief Cabinet ... aircraft likely carried two people on board. The local fire ...

The Japanese government said Friday that the remains of three Ainu Indigenous people that were kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland will be returned to Japan. The three skulls are set ...

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government announced Tuesday a list of 3,990 individuals recognized in this year's spring honors, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former ...

TOKYO -- This year, many people in Japan will stay home during Golden Week. This is mostly because prices are going up and to avoid crowded places. Read the full English article Read the original ...

Japanese custard pudding, or purin, is a very popular treat that has a texture between crème brûlée and flan. In Japan, people eat raw ... Tochigi, Shizuoka, Toyama. I think we’re going ...

Public transport service providers and other concerns in Japan are introducing artificial intelligence to categorise and catalogue lost items and provide information on where to return them.

The Nippon Foundation, which regularly conducts surveys to gain better understanding of the opinions held by young people aged 17 to 19 years old, ran a survey in early March 2025 asking 1,000 ...