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Ancient Japan was a noble land; a kingdom directly descended from Amaterasu, Goddess of the Sun. Dignified castles sheltered ...

During the winter when it gets cold, our backs tend to curve forward and our breathing becomes thin, causing our body’s immun...

Back in June, more than 100,000 applicants vied for one of the 30,000 slots in the 2008 Tokyo Marathon, and the Feb. 17 event...

Before coming to Japan, New Year’s Eve had a different meaning for me. It was a time for dancing and partying all night with frie...

Shikoku, the smallest of the four main Japanese islands, is often left off the tourist trail. Awa-Odori, Tokushima’s pulsatin...

Many a love story has started with the colloquialism, “She was always right in my sight, but I just never noticed.” Then, some ch...

“What the…!?!” One moment you’re trudging through a snowfield and the next you run smack dab into a wall of snow. There aren’t su...

Massive cargo ships ferry in and out of the many ports lining the shores from Tokyo to Kawasaki to Yokohama. Surprisingly, these ...