1️⃣ Disaster imminent? A Japanese comic book warns of a “real catastrophe.” A psychic predicts mass destruction. A feng shui master urges people to stay away. This might sound like the ...

TOKYO – A government survey of internet use has found that among those who had encountered misinformation or disinformation online, nearly half had trusted such information and about a quarter had ...

Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies during Nakizumo or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry and determine the ...

Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, is a dramatic complex, its large entry gates flanked by two fierce guardians, representing thunder and wind, and a 3.9-metre-tall vermilion lantern – Japan’s ...

Her reply? ‘No mo.’ Gene Kaneshiro said, “While visiting the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, we spotted two young guys munching on some taiyaki snack, so in passing, I said, ‘Howzit.

Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato UPDATED Mar 20, 2025, 05:12 PM ...

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MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese Embassy in Manila said Tuesday, February 4, that it will strive to process visa applications submitted by travel agencies within five working days, even as it ...

TOKYO -- Global shipments of digital cameras grew for the first time in seven years in 2024, with demand buoyed by China's Generation Z users who are not satisfied with smartphone cameras for ...

A rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on Jan 14, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Japan welcomed a record-breaking 36.87 million inbound visitors in ...

Noise and balloons at the Noon Year's Eve at The Durham Museum The first Omaha area baby of 2025 was born at the Nebraska Medical Center early Wednesday. Arzen Sanders-Brown, a boy, was born to ...