A record-breaking rainfall that struck northeastern part of Japan during September has been extremely damaging, with recovery efforts still underway by the Self Defense Forces…

In an island south of Okinawa, there is an island called Baras. Surrounded by beautiful ocean, the island is also known as a “miraculous island”….

If you have been browsing Facebook in the past couple of hours, you would have seen many posts about the new button being introduced on…

While choosing to adopt a pet from a shelter certainly feels like a good deed to us humans, a big part of that is because…

The daytime is supposed to be our friend — it’s not until night that unknown shadows begin lurking under the bed and in the corners…

Junya Kono is somewhat of a renaissance man when it comes to yokai(demons and ghouls of Japanese folklore). He’s an event and art producer, lecturer,…

Many will recall the cute Shiba dog that got stuck in a bush and kept a no-worries smile on his face, but this Akita puppy…

I’m sure that for many people, school years are a great time to be silly and stuff, right? I’m sure that many teens across the…

I bet you’ve heard this aria before. As you can imagine, it takes a lot of effort for a soprano to nail it. I know…

According to Madrid Skateboards, “Zak (Maytum) loves malt liquor, heavy metal, muscle cars, boneless ones, and winning downhill races.” While it’s good to have that…

What better way to honor a lost spouse than to recreate pictures you took with them with your children? That’s exactly what Rafael Del Col…

On September 10, 2015, a natural disaster had struck in Ibaraki prefecture, about an hour north of Tokyo. Some areas are still affected by the…

Bikers often get a bad rap when it comes to their intimidating aesthetics, but sometimes its behind those rough and tough exteriors that you find…

We know we have to do a bit of exercises from time to time, but what we need sometimes is a bit of motivation. Here’s…

“Yamato Unyu” is one of the largest courier companies in Japan. Their black cat logo is very well recognized in Japan. They recently started a…