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10 New Year Traditions Unique To Japan

January 1, 2024 by Japan Informer

Every country celebrates New Year's Eve and the New Year in delightful ways. As an example, Japan is a nation that welcomes the year with numerous ancient rituals and rituals. As the capital city of overwork in the world, New Year's holiday gives enough time people in Japan to rest and revel in new year's Eve with total energy and joy. How do the Japanese Celebrate the New … [Read more...] about 10 New Year Traditions Unique To Japan

These adorable cat hanko seals make stamping your documents a lot cuter

Whenever you need to prove your identity in documents, you might think to use a signature, but in Japan, people use a hanko (判子) instead. Hanko are personalized name seals that are stamped on to documents, and since they need to be unique to the person using them, you’ll often find customized hanko in various […]

Japanese “Coupon Man” Has Been Living Only On Coupons For 36 years

Coupon codes and vouchers are like a boon to us; however, could you imagine living off them all the time for nearly forty years? A Japanese man says he has been doing that exact thing for the past 36 years. He also claims that he’s never even spent a single yen of his own money […]

Japan Executes Tomohiro Kato, The Man Responsible For Death Of 7 People in 2008

Japan executed on Tuesday the man responsible for seven people’s deaths in the aftermath of a car crash and stabbing the crowd in a Tokyo shopping district in the year 2008. Justice Minister Furukawa broke the news to the media outlets that Tomohiro Kato was executed by hanging at the Tokyo detention center. Despite the […]

Japanese Railway Operator ‘Tokyu’ Now Runs Fully On Renewable Energy

The crossing in Shibuya is extremely recognizable. Here, crowds of people cross the intersection in an image that symbolizes urban Japan’s anonymity and congestion. You might have another reason to be proud. Tokyu Railways’ trains that ran through Shibuya or other stations switched to solar power on April 1. This means that Tokyu’s vast network […]

Long-Exposure Photos Capture Lit-Up Fireflies Dancing During Japan’s Summer Nights

The beginning of spring is excellently marked by the coming of pink cherry blossoms in Japan. And during summer, there is a beautiful phenomenon. In June and July is the firefly or Hotaru season, when most individuals flock to rural areas and forests to have a glimpse of the bioluminescent bugs. But the Japanese photographer […]

Japan’s Dual Mode Vehicle Will Be Operational From Christmas Day

Japan is now introducing a Dual-mode vehicle, DMV for short, through the Asa Seaside Railway. This locomotive can transform from a wheel operating mode into a train in just mere 15 seconds. The ‘mode interchange’ is reversed when the vehicle returns to the road. Steel wheels retract, so that rubber tires take the lead. The […]

Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-Dera Temple Is Now Open for Autumn Illumination Event!

The Kiyozumi Temple, which overlooks Kyoto city, hosts unique nighttime events three times a year. Here the temple’s buildings and surrounding foliage will be illuminated for a fantastic display. It is always highly anticipated because it occurs when the autumn foliage is at its peak and where trees are covered with a stunning array of […]

Japan to Administer 1 Million Booster Shots Every Day To Halt The Spread Of Virus

Japan hopes to begin giving 1 million doses of booster shots daily to prevent an outbreak of infections triggered from the extremely transmissible Omicron variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Monday. The number of reported cases increased to 100,000 per day in the first instance in a week. Yet, only 4.8 percent of […]

In This Japanese Town, The Deer Roam Free And Befriend Visitors

If you’ve encountered a deer in your backyard or on a hike, you know they’re not really the most social of animals when it comes to humans. Most wild animals aren’t too keen on hanging out with humans, in fact. They’d rather high-tail it (literally) through the brush than stick around and be your friend. […]

In Photos: Latest Osaka damage pictures after 6.1 earthquake strikes Japan

A MAGNITUDE 6.1 earthquake struck the Japanese city of Takatsuki, in the Osaka Prefecture, on Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring 243. Here are the latest earthquake damage pictures from Osaka prefecture. Debris of damaged walls are scattered following an earthquake, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Monday, June 18, 2018. A strong earthquake knocked […]