A job fair aimed at increasing understanding and opportunities for people with disabilities was held in Fukuoka ...

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Like our own Fremont Street or “Glitter Gulch,” Tokyo has a little pocket once known as a red light district. Though ...

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

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Mamiko Watanabe was born in Fukuoka, Japan and began studying piano at age four at the Yamaha Music School. In 1999 she revived a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and studied Jazz piano, ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week. The sinkhole in Yashio city has now grown to the size of a swimming pool ...

A long-running program allowing Atlanta fourth- and fifth-graders to travel to Japan for two weeks is seeking applications ...

There are endless urban centers to visit in Japan beyond Tokyo and Kyoto. To shift in a different direction from those two heavily touristed cities, head southwest to the island of Kyushu and its ...

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All over the country, there are hundreds of places to see cherry blossoms in Japan. We’ve got the deets on all the ... largely falls between late March and early April. Down south in Fukuoka, the ...