Hundreds reach out to catch lucky beans at Japan’s annual festival
Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by ...
Neighborhood-Consuming Sinkhole In Japan Traps Truck Driver For 3 Days And Counting
A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped down ...
Rescue underway as pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck and driver in Japan
The driver of the truck could communicate with rescue teams when his truck was first swallowed, but there are fears for his ...
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High-tech spin for samurai-era artist at Tokyo exhibit
The Hokusai exhibition, which runs from Saturday to June 1 at Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, follows other tech-driven, immersive art ...
AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in the new year ...
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Tokyo National Museum
In addition to artifacts from Japan's history ... Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique ...
High-tech spin for samurai-era ukiyo-e artist Hokusai at Tokyo exhibit
Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring to life the work of iconic artist Hokusai. "Hokusai: Another Story in Tokyo" ...