Japan

About twenty stalls lined up at the bazaar.

Since when did Japanese people start eating polished white rice?

Few Japanese people probably know this side of Emperor Meiji, who left behind poems like this.

The word 'baka' is said to be a bad word, but in the environment where I grew up, I don't think it was considered that bad.

The Onishi couple — Koji (40) and Yukie (34) — who visited for a shrine visit, said 'We prayed for our child to grow up healthy.'

Can we really say 'no' to the United States?

Well, Japan went through its own period of isolation too, after all.

A people who think of nothing but running away at a time like that — what a pathetic nation we are.

Baseball is by far the most popular sport in Japan.

Let's stay till nighttime and watch the fireworks.

The Kiso River is often called the Rhine of Japan.

Mirages sometimes appear in Toyama Bay.

Despite having grown up in Japan, she handles English fluently.

Japan has many beautiful cities. For example, Kyoto and Nara.

"From the Northern Country" is a television drama produced by Fuji Television, set in Furano City, Hokkaido.

Transportation was also thrown into confusion, with the Tohoku and Akita Shinkansen suspending service.

Tokyo Midtown is full of greenery!

"Yakuza Wives" is a yakuza film released in 1986 through Toei's distribution network.

In Japan, ring-shaped versions became popular early on, so it's often called a "contraceptive ring."

Machida is an interesting city where old and new are mixed together.

Today is non-combustible trash day.

In Japan, solar thermal energy is used more as solar water heaters than for power generation.

Today's fun fact corner! Today is about the origin of 'Calpis.'

Japan's cultured pearls have grown to occupy 60% of the world pearl market.

It does appear, though, that the emperors have on the whole persisted without chasing secular power.

How about going for a drive to Lake Yamanaka with us tomorrow?

My father believed that anyone who can't make a living in Japan is lazy.

Because the real estate market is sluggish, Tokyo landowners are in a panic.

Real estate prices in Japan have risen to an abnormal degree.

They are what's known as a biker gang.