Around Christmas in Japan, it's no longer just a holiday of lights and the shopping season, but also a kind of Valentine's Day romantic tradition. Although in the West, households on Christmas Eve ...

Many people in Japan harbor an ambition to visit Alaska, Canada, or Scandinavian countries to see, at least once in their lifetime, the spectacular Northern Lights. But realizing this dream is ...

The “Nihon Shoki” (The Chronicles of Japan), mentions a “red light in the sky, shaped like a pheasant tail” in the year 620. Poet Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241) also recorded a “red light ...

Aging traffic lights pose a quandary to police across Japan, with many thousands needing to be replaced or repaired, and some even posing a public safety threat. Currently, there are about 210,000 ...