Tomoki Masuda THE WASHINGTON POST – Friday marked 50 years since giant pandas first arrived in Japan from China.Fifteen pandas have been raised at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo’s Taito Ward since then, including twin cubs – male Xiao Xiao and female Lei Lei born in June last year. Those who have been closely watching their […]
UPI – A group of 178 people who are all named Hirokazu Tanaka gathered in Japan and broke the Guinness World Record for largest gathering of people with the same first and last name. The Same Name Association of Hirokazu Tanakas, founded in 1994, successfully broke the record in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward after a previous […]
TOKYO (AFP) – The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop Awich has stories to tell, from discovering rap as a rebellious teenager in Okinawa to losing her husband to gun violence in America. Now drawing crowds at festivals and Tokyo’s most famous live venue, she wants to inspire fans to “embrace their stories – because that’s […]