Oona McGee of Rocket News 24 explains that eating...  ...ranges is a popular New Year’s tradition in Japan . This is often done over a kotatsu, which is a lo...  ...his orange peels into a map of the prefectures of Japan .

(Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun)It's been a long, stressfu...  ...nk and spin cotton threads. Kunihiko Miura of The Japan News describes the experience:“Getting abso...

(Photo: @toma_san)Nagasaki Bio Park is a botanical...  ...o Park is a botanical garden and zoo north of the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Many guinea pigs call it home....

In Japan , an "onsen" is a hot spring; the term is also use...  ...o ideas were linked when over thirty years ago, a Japanese zookeeper noticed that the rodents were gathered...  ...leasant sensory experience. At least twenty other Japanese zoos have capybara onsens as well. The...

(Photo: 豊瀬源一)Scholar Nicholas S. Anderson...  ...��一)Scholar Nicholas S. Anderson writes that in Japanese folklore, household objects become ensouled upon...  ...al called Hari-Kuyo. On February 8 of every year, Japanese women gather at temples and place their broken or...

(Photos: Rocket News 24)Oona McGee recently visited a unique restaurant in the Ginza district of Tokyo. It specializes in toast. Yes, you can get a variety of artisanal toasted bread and toasted sandwiches. But there's m...

(Photo: Tablelog)Maple leaves are more than just a...  ...than just a national symbol of Canada. In Osaka, Japan , they're a snack. Brian Ashcraft describes them a...

Cantilevering a house is a great way to extend you...  ...ive view. This is particularly true in this sleek Japanese home by Kidosaki Architects Studio. Balanced on t...

A Japanese festival called "Shukatsu Festa" has been increas...

[http://youtu.be/rfBqKNfsrpU] (YouTube link)The Ca...  ...n a three-wheeled Batcycle in Chiba Prefecture in Japan this week. The cosplayer, nicknamed “Chibat...