A Centuries-Old Tradition Making Wooden Dolls

According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

Japan rolls on at Women’s Asian Cup as Taiwan and the Philippines reach the quarterfinals

Japan has kept its perfect defensive record intact to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s Asian Cup without conceding a ...

Woman Rushed into River to Save Her Dog and Got Stuck. Now, She Wants to Find Her Anonymous Rescuer and 'Thank Him with a Pint'

Alexandra Szilvasi, 36, said she and her dog, Snickers, "maybe wouldn't be here" if the stranger hadn't stepped in ...
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Hiromi Itoh wants to help Samurai Japan reel in another World Baseball Classic trophy

Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, is famed for its fishing, with trout, salmon and crab among the delicacies that can be found in its waters and upon its shoreline. What Hokkaido isn’t known ...