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Hosono Haruomi's wide-ranging career includes involvement in influential bands like Happy End and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

One highlight at the 2025 Expo Japan Pavilion is Yamato 000593, a meteorite with its origins on Mars that was discovered in Antarctica by a Japanese team.

In 2025, Tokyo has a wide selection of authentic regional ramen shops.

Plant-based fu has long been a staple in Japan's Buddhist vegetarian cuisine.

As rice prices soar in Japan, the release of government stockpiles has prompted talk of komai (literally “old rice”), as well as kokomai (“old old rice”) and kokokomai (“old old old rice”).

A survey found that one in six Japanese people never take medicine for headaches, which is considerably higher than for other countries surveyed.

Hosono Haruomi's wide-ranging career includes involvement in influential bands like Happy End and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Japan’s airports performed strongly in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2025, shining in categories including cleanliness and facilities for persons with reduced mobility.

Today kei trucks are increasingly seen offroad and in camping areas as users find ways to customize them for adventurous outdoor use.

Japan is a world leader at dealing with the aftermath of disasters, but it can still learn from the humane response seen after an earthquake in Taiwan.

104-year-old Ishii Tetsuyo has lived on her own since the passing of her husband 20 years earlier. She spends her days cheerfully in the company of relatives and neighbors, offering a model for enjoying independence into old age.

Shizuoka is known for its plastic models and other hobby items. Home to manufacturers like Tamiya and Bandai, it boasts a legacy of skilled craftsmanship dating back to feudal times.

All kinds of Japanese words for parts of the body have kanji with the “meat-moon” radical, including the brain (脳), shoulders (肩), knees (膝), and arms (腕).

An exhibition at Tokyo National Museum assembles many fine artworks associated with the leading eighteenth-century publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō.

German brands are most popular among Japanese drivers of cars produced by foreign automakers, with Mercedes-Benz leading the way.

"A giant hole appeared without warning in a busy intersection, swallowing pavement, utility poles, and a passing delivery truck whole."

Japan’s first school lunch is said to have been served in 1889, consisting of salted rice balls, salted salmon, and pickled greens.

The attractions of Osaka, which hosts this year's World Expo.

The value of vinyl record production increased by 26% in 2024 to ¥7.9 billion.

Prince Hisahito studies biology at the University of Tsukuba; he has shown a keen interest in insects from a young age.