Italy, France, and Greece remain popular destinations, where spring is especially charming. At the same time, more and more ...

Japanese bake the cha soba kneaded with matcha on an iron ... In 1961, referring to the story that soldiers of the Satsuma army surrounding Kumamoto Castle used tiles to bake wild grass, meat, etc.

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture ... which look as if time has stopped. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is the only mountain castle in Japan that still retains its original “donjon,” or main keep, built before the Edo Period (1603-1867). As the autumn leaves continue to ...

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down the falls has frozen completely again this year with the coldness of win･･･ ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to W at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 45 °F (7.2 ...

KUMAMOTO--Students who struggle with chronic ... a record 299,048 elementary and junior high school students in Japan were chronically absent from school, an increase of 22.1 percent from the ...

Sausbuilds on Instagram creates some truly beautiful Minecraft designs, usually with a medieval or Japanese style. We absolutely adore this turquoise castle made of copper, though, it’s ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.