The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:11 JST, April 12, 2025 INA, Nagano – The famed Takato-kohigan cherry trees at Takato Castle Site Park in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, often hailed as the finest cherries in Japan, ...

Japan's prime minister urged the importance of unity in a world plagued by "divisions" at a futuristic but also tradition-steeped opening ceremony for the World Expo on Saturday. Everything from a ...

Tulips bloom in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on April 8, 2025, at the Kyoto Botanical Gardens, the oldest garden of its kind in Japan ... forest" to the east of the park's conservatory, yellow and crimson ...

Japan. World Expo is held every five years in different global locations. Here are five things to know about this event, which runs until mid-October. Encircling dozens of national pavilions is ...

Sainz was fined 20,000 euros (£17,300), with 10,000 suspended, for being late to the national anthem in Japan last week – the Spaniard saying he had a “stomach issue”. He is a director of t ...

Japan's largest yakuza organised crime body ... continue to engage in criminal acts while keeping a lower profile, the National Police Agency said in a recent report. Criminal activities by ...

Japan. World Expo is held every five years in different global locations. Here are five things to know about this event, which runs until mid-October. Encircling dozens of national pavilions is the ...

Japan's largest yakuza organised crime body submitted a written pledge to authorities to end its wars with splinter groups, police told AFP on Thursday. The Yamaguchi-gumi has fought bloody wars ...

A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 begins Sunday in Osaka, Japan. World Expo is held every five ...

Other events, including tea parties and dance shows on a boat in the park’s moat, are scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday. Bank of Japan Gov. Ueda Says ‘Uncertainty Is Quite Large’ Mixed ...