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 ...

Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted hometown in ...

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly remake mixes the old-style Japanese horror aesthetics with new-gen graphics. From the very first minute, the game feels old, but it appears new. And that isn’t bad ...

Nine years have passed since the evacuation order was largely lifted, yet the village has struggled to regain its vitality. Of the 6,500 people who once lived here, only about 1,500 have returned. In ...

Ouchijuku and Shirakawa Go are two of Japan’s most charming traditional villages, each offering unique scenery and history.

On March 7, Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took part in a ski orienteering event for children in the ...

A community leader in Windsor, Ont., is calling for calm as police investigate the killing of 45-year-old Nancy Grewal earlier this week.

An 8-year-old girl has reportedly died after a snowmobile being driven by her mom overturned and trapped her underneath while ...

The family of an eight-year-old Gold Coast schoolgirl killed in a Japanese snowmobile tragedy have broken their silence.

The path to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 for Kaviya Pakkirisamy and Sowmiya Narayanasamy is as much about overcoming obstacles as it is about playin.