Jun 6, 2024 · A summary of Japan’s national holidays in 2025, from New Year’s Day to Labor Thanksgiving Day in late November.

Dec 10, 2011 · Scholarly analysis and entertaining articles on Japanese culture, economy, politics, and more. Japan in your language.

Nov 18, 2024 · As 2025 is the Year of the Snake, we investigate the crawly creature’s connections with wealth in Japan, along with various other sayings and legends associated with the animal.

Japan’s Idol Industry Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese ...

Jun 30, 2023 · Japan’s national holidays in 2024, from New Year’s Day to Labor Thanksgiving Day, fall so there are more three-day weekends than usual.

Dec 26, 2024 · The kagami mochi, a decoration consisting of stacked rice cakes and other elements, is a symbol of New Year in Japan. Here, we introduce the auspicious meanings of its various parts.

Sep 29, 2023 · From historical danshoku to today’s boys’ love, comparative culture specialist Saeki Junko examines aspects of male homosexual culture in Japan over the years.

Aug 8, 2024 · Japan’s largest city, Yokohama, has a population more than 1,400 times greater than its smallest, Utashinai in Hokkaidō.

Mar 22, 2021 · By Akira TomoshigeTOKYO (Reuters) - Jenny and Narumi wept for happiness last week when a Japanese court ruled …

Mar 16, 2024 · In the 60 years since the Tōkaidō Shinkansen began running between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan’s high-speed train service has expanded into a broad network of routes that stretches across the ...