A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of ...

A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted by Japan to three categories already inscribed ...

With many instrumental performances, the audience was able to get a glimpse of both Japanese and Balinese culture.

TOKYO, Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nanto City Tourism Association (Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture; President Seiichi Kawai) launched sales on December 6 for a special tour, "Stay in World ...

Textiles -- Ceramics -- Wood and lacquer -- Metal -- Sculpture -- Pictorial art -- What is folk craft? -- The beauty of miscellaneous things -- A painted Karatsu as food for thought -- What is pattern ...

I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery, and relaxing hot springs.

Shiino Foods’ shuto was named as a finalist in the Seafood Excellence Asia Awards, a competition held annually at Seafood ...

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...

If you're interested in learning more about some of the more offbeat folk traditions of Japan, the Twitter account Unusual Festivals of Japan Club, (or ‘KFC’ for short; the ‘K’ in the acronym stands ...