Piano, Shamisen, and Electronic Sounds Since debuting with her 1976 album JAPANESE GIRL, Yano Akiko has been a trailblazer in ...

Joji Tsugaru is known for Giwaku no shinsatsu-shitsu: Watashi o okashita biyô seikeigeka-i (1998).

TSUGARU, Aomori Prefecture--Kokona Hasegawa was no match for the boys when she joined a sumo club here seven years ago. But she became captivated by the traditional male-dominated sport because a ...

An event covering the local history of coffee and mochi and explaining why the two go well together was recently held in ...

A High-Speed Revolution With British Design Japan has introduced the groundbreaking E10 Shinkansen, a high-speed bullet train ...

People in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have flown kites in a festival to mark the first signs of spring as the snow ...

Faith can move mountains – or in Malaysia's case, drill right through them to create pathways never before imagined.

“Haya-bushi,” a Kyushu folk song, evolved into “Sado Okesa” in Niigata Prefecture and “Tsugaru-aiya-bushi” in Aomori Prefecture. “Izumo-bushi,” a Shimane folk song, led to “Akita ...

From the Tokaido Shinkansen Line to the Grand Canyon Railway, these eight train rides are especially scenic in spring.

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