AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...
Better Homes and Gardens on MSN1d
Japanese Living Room Design Is Trending—Here’s How to Achieve the Style
Searches for this style increased 135% on Pinterest. Find out why, plus how to bring this trend home. According to the ...
Japanese bear mascot Kumamon becomes station master for a day
Beloved Japanese bear mascot Kumamon became a Tokyo Metro honorary station master on Thursday (January 16). Could AI-assisted program help badminton players with training?
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20,000-year-old 'human' fossils from Japan aren't what we thought
The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not ...
Tokyo Lens on MSN3d
Inside Japan's Abandoned Coin Lockers
Japan has a lot of coin storage lockers. And sometimes things get left behind or abandoned. Collecting these forgotten items, ...
Sports Illustrated18d
Brewers Eyeing 32-Year-Old After Reviving Career With 2.69 ERA
The 32-year-old shined and logged an impressive 2.69 ERA across 26 starts with the Dinos. After such a solid season, teams are looking at bringing him back to the big leagues and the Brewers ...
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Dollar gains broadly, slips against yen with interest-rate policy in focus
The dollar is on pace for a 11.4 per cent return against the Japanese currency this year, its fourth yearly increase. It was last down 0.51 per cent at 157.02 yen. Some analysts see the yen as ...
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Still sounding young at 85, Midori Kato is the voice of old Japan
But when she opened her mouth to speak, it was with a cheerful, slightly nasal twang: the voice of a 24-year-old stay-at-home mother. To generations of Japanese, she is Sazae-san, the titular char ...
Euronews20d
The Japanese ‘micro-forest’ method is transforming cities
The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...
NHK21d
Ex-abductee prays for 93-year-old mother still in North Korea
A repatriated Japanese citizen abducted by North Korea has expressed her affection for her 93-year-old mother, who was also kidnapped and never returned. She also called for the early return of ...
Investing21d
Yen gains as some BOJ policymakers see rate hike soon
The Japanese currency has weakened in recent weeks as U.S. Treasury yields rise despite the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 100 basis points since September. Traders are pricing in the likelihood ...
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Asia: Japanese shares gain on weaker yen after Christmas break
BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda had bewildered observers last week by suggesting a prolonged pause in the institution’s monetary policy tightening, in the face of domestic and international economic ...