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 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 ...
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 Largest and Smallest Cities | Nippon.com
Aug 8, 2024 · According to a demographic survey published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, based on resident registration data, Japan’s three cities with the largest populations as of ...
News from japan - nippon.com
Nov 26, 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.
”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.
“Look Back”: Anime Adaptation Captures the Joy and Agony of …
Jul 29, 2024 · Fujimoto Tatsuki is best known for his smash-hit manga series Chainsaw Man, with 26 million copies in print globally.Its “Public Safety Saga” arc drew to a close in 2020. But before launching ...
“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 ...