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 ...
”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 ...
News from japan - nippon.com
Dec 13, 2024 · A look at the events that shape Japan. Probing explorations from a Japanese perspective of the nation's politics and economy.
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.
Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants in 2024 | Nippon.com
Nov 1, 2024 · On October 29, 2024, Tōhoku Electric Power Company brought the number 2 reactor at Onagawa Nuclear Power Station in Miyagi Prefecture back online, 13 years after it was shut down following the ...
“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 ...
Nippon.com | Your Doorway to Japan
Dec 10, 2011 · Scholarly analysis and entertaining articles on Japanese culture, economy, politics, and more. Japan in your language.
“Uchiwa” and ”Sensu”: Japanese Fans | Nippon.com
Aug 14, 2023 · As well as their practical use in creating cooling breezes, Japanese fans are known for their aesthetic qualities. The two main varieties are the flat uchiwa and the sensu or folding fan.
Mount Fuji’s History of Eruptions | Nippon.com
Apr 3, 2019 · Mount Fuji is a Japanese icon, and at 3,776 meters the country’s tallest peak. Its elegant symmetry, spreading outward like a hand fan from summit to base, is the result of repeated occurrences ...