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In a culture obsessed with staying young, we ignore the...
Every morning, millions of people wake up hoping to look, think and feel younger...
Shrine in Kyoto forest honors stuffed toys
A shrine dedicated to services in honor of stuffed toys opened in June in a moun...
Famous Kyoto shrine has a message for foreign tourists ...
One of the things that draws tourists to Kyoto is its shrines and temples, which...
The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those s...
Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dat...
Newly staffed station connects with foreign students le...
Local residents in a city in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have taken o...
Prefectures call for onsen culture to be recognized as ...
Japan’s prefectural governors are intensifying their campaign for onsen culture ...
Iran hesitates to clamp down on defiance of headscarf r...
Women sit at outdoor cafes without headscarves and wearing crop tops. Men in sho...
10 things to consider before getting a pet in Japan
Bringing a pet into your life is a big commitment, and it comes with extra consi...
How to get a free/used bicycle in Japan
Bicycles are a staple of Japanese life. Despite being a nation with some of the ...
How a 5 a.m. Shibuya cleanup became an international co...
I had been following the Shibuya cleanup project on social media for several mon...
Virtual zoo lifts spirits of children in hospitals
Children facing long hospital stays in Japan are getting a chance to venture bey...
Brazil is in fashion, as Brazilians like to say. Here’s...
Brazil is having a moment. Celebrities and record numbers of tourists donning gr...
Japanese mayors challenge each other to nighttime ninja...
In 1581, the ninth year of the Tensho era, the Iga ninja clan found itself in pe...
'Divorce-tok' fills social media as creators find audie...
On Instagram feeds that are often teeming with curated, contrived content, a rec...
Have a beard in Japan: Work rules, culture and care tips
In modern Japan, beards haven’t been as widely embraced as a fashion statement i...
Go to hell! …at a limited time historical art exhibit c...
The concept of hell has existed in Japan for a long time, but it’s a much more n...
