Japan’s National Holidays in 2025 | Nippon.com
Jun 6, 2024 · Japan has 16 national holidays throughout the year. Both at the start and end of 2025, many schoolchildren and company workers will enjoy nine-day winter vacation periods, running from the ...
Japan’s Idol Industry - nippon.com
Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese entertainment industry is now ...
Japan’s National Holidays in 2024 - nippon.com
Jun 30, 2023 · Japan has 16 national holidays throughout the year. In 2024, there are more three-day weekends than usual as several of the holidays on fixed dates take place on Friday or Monday, or fall on ...
Male-Male Desire: “Danshoku” Culture and Its Legacy in Japan
Sep 29, 2023 · From historical danshoku to today’s boys’ love, comparative culture specialist Saeki Junko examines aspects of male homosexual culture in Japan over the years.
“Kamon”: Japan’s Family Crests - nippon.com
Feb 10, 2023 · Japanese family crests known as kamon were first used by the aristocracy over a thousand years ago, but over time they were adopted by samurai, merchants, and many others. Today, there are thought ...
”The light of hope”: Japanese same-sex couple overjoyed by …
Mar 22, 2021 · By Akira Tomoshige. TOKYO (Reuters) - Jenny and Narumi wept for happiness last week when a Japanese court ruled that barring same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, a decision that allowed them ...
The State of Recovery in Tōhoku 10 Years after 3/11 - nippon.com
Mar 10, 2021 · A decade on from 3/11, we review data on recovery work along the Sanriku Coast and other parts of the Tōhoku region and the lingering effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
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Dec 10, 2011 · Scholarly analysis and entertaining articles on Japanese culture, economy, politics, and more. Japan in your language.
Shinkansen Route Map - nippon.com
Mar 16, 2024 · Line Route Distance Top Speed Shortest Travel Time; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: Tokyo–Shin-Osaka: 552.6 km: 285 km/h: Tokyo–Nagoya: 1 h 33 m Tokyo–Shin-Osaka: 2 h 21 m
“Yōkai”: Illuminating the History of Japan’s Imaginary Beasts
Mar 15, 2022 · Yōkai are a beloved presence in Japan, from anime like Gegege no Kitarō, Yōkai Watch, and Demon Slayer to the recent fad for the pandemic-busting Amabie. Ghosts and strange creatures exist ...