A Japanese museum sporting nostalgia from 1920s through 1980s Japan opened last year in Tokyo’s Odaiba district, a virtual ...

Twitter users in Japan are using a popular hashtag to share iconic pop culture images of the 1970s and 80s. The hashtag #昭和生まれっぽい発言をしろ (Showa umareppoi hatsugen wo shiro) roughly translates as “tweets ...

A candy store that's said to be too popular to meet demand is seen in the Hotel New Akao in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, in April 2025. (Mainichi/Koji Wakai)=Click/tap photo for more images. ATAMI, ...

Today, the Japanese government announced the name of the new imperial era: Reiwa (令和). It will replace Heisei, the name of the current imperial era. Heisei (平成) literally means “become peace,” and the ...

While crossing a bridge in Okinawa, I saw something engraved with "Seiki 1959." Although it would mean the bridge was built ...

If the Showa era in Japan continues, this year marks the centenary of the Showa period. Let's look back on that era while enjoying nostalgic songs from the 1960s to the 1990s. 'Showa 100' is broadcast ...

Installation view of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics; items from right to left: Bodoko (mat), late Edo to early Showa period, (1800-1950s), hemp and cotton; Kotatsu blanket, late Edo to early ...

If the Showa era in Japan continues, this year marks the centenary of the Showa period. Let's look back on that era while enjoying nostalgic songs from the 1960s to the 1990s. 'Showa 100' is broadcast ...

Hagoita (battledores) are traditional Japanese wooden paddles used to play hanetsuki (hitting a feathered shuttlecock), a game similar to badminton. Both the game and the paddles have existed since at ...