The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel has made an installation of 10,000 magnificent hanging hina dolls. The annual exhibition will run through March 3: "Hinamatsuri" or "Girls' Day," dedicated to hina dolls. The suspended hina jewelry, dating from the late Edo period (1603-1867), expresses wishes of health and prosperity for girls and successful marriages in the future. The dolls featured at the hotel are made by...
Volunteers have begun assisting residents of Noto City in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely affected by a powerful earthquake on the first day of the new year. Since January 27, Ishikawa Prefecture has been sending volunteers to areas affected by the earthquake, including the cities of Nanao and Suzu. Eleven people registered with the prefecture arrived in Noto on Thursday morning. They promptly traveled to the designated areas,...
A Ukrainian-born Miss Japan beauty pageant winner has relinquished her crown after a tabloid published an account of her affair with a married man. Caroline Shino, 26, was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago, but her win sparked a public debate because of her background. While some applauded the citizen's crowning, others believed ....
Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested and taken to court after allegedly committing a long series of robberies at UNIQLO and other clothing stores across Japan, according to Fukuoka Prefectural Police. According to police, the four said they traveled to Japan to steal merchandise, which they then planned to sell on a flea market app in...
At least 109 people had been taken to Tokyo hospitals by Tuesday morning because of injuries sustained in a fall on slippery snow in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Injured victims taken to hospital by 10 a.m. ranged in age from 4 to 92, and none were in critical condition....
Tokyo is experiencing an unusually warm winter, but that doesn't rule out the possibility of snowfall. While the weather forecast predicted rain in Tokyo for most of Monday, low temperatures led to snowfall in Tokyo today. The snowfall could continue into Tuesday morning and affect the Kanto-Koshin region, including all 23 Tokyo neighborhoods. The reason for this upcoming ...
With the start of the new year, the Japan Meteorology Corporation has already turned its attention to spring with its first official cherry blossom forecast for 2024. This initial forecast predicts that cherry blossoms will begin at the usual time in most regions of Japan, although in some places they may start a few days earlier. Last fall's warm temperatures, above...
Toyosu, an artificial island on the border of the Koto district, is best known as the location of Tokyo's largest wholesale market, which moved here in 2018 from its former location in Tsukiji. In February 2024, the area is preparing to offer a new attraction: the Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai, which promises to offer more than the famous morning tuna auctions. This grand ...
A man suspected of involvement in one of a series of terrorist attacks in Japan in the 1970s died Monday morning, a law enforcement source said. The man, who recently confessed to being the alleged bomber named Satoshi Kirishima, had been in the hospital with terminal cancer. According to the source, the man died of natural causes at the hospital in...
Ukrainian-born model Karolina Shino won the Miss Japan 2024 pageant at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, last Monday. Carolina Shino, the first ever winner born outside Japan to win the grand prize at the age of 26, also set a record as the oldest winner in the pageant's history. In her speech after the gala ...
