Iwao Hakamada An 89 year-old man has been released from deathrow after 46 years. He was wrongly convicted of murder in 1966. He will...

Aonishiki ( Danlyo Yavhusishyn) in action! Aonishiki, a Ukranian sumo wrestler, will fight in the top sumo division this month. On the...

Dear readers, I am very sorry that there has been no updates recently. I travelled to the UK to visit family and was very busy. I am...

An old school is offering Japanese school experiences to overseas tourists in Chiba. The “students” will spend a day at Kimino  junior...

The demons dance but a driven out by the priests! Setsubun (February 2nd) was celebrated at the beginning of this month. Setsubun kind...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been spotted and there is the chance that it will hit the Earth. If it hits us it would cause “localised...

The number of non-Japanese people living in Japan reached 2.7% by the end of 2024. That's 3.41 million people. This is a great...

The Mount Lyell shrew has been filmed for the first time! The shrew is an extremely small and cute animal native to the USA. But there...

Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is the first Japanese player. Ichiro arrived in America in 2001 and played for...

People ride the Tube with no pants. The event is organised on Facebook. People ride on the train but in just their underpants (with no...

Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. Most people speak Dutch as their first language (59%), French is second...

Christmastime is here! It is the time for us to do strange things because that is part of our culture! A tree inside a house? Why not?!...

Japan has dropped 5 places in the Education First (EF) country ranking for English ability. EF is a Swiss international education...

Leonard Ewbank borrowed a book from St Bees School on 25th September 1911. He forgot to return it then went to study at Oxford. In 1915...

I don't know much about J-pop. I know a few singers who are a little bit famous overseas. Kyari Pamyu Pamyu and Baby Metal are the most...

The artwork of French artist Alexandre Lavet was accidentally thrown away by a mechanic working at a museum in the Netherlands. It is...

Onigiri have been popular in Japan forever. But did you know that they are becoming popular outside of Japan too?! Onigiri are perfect...

A survey by the Kyodo news agency found that there are just 13 CEOs who are women in the top 1600 companies in Japan (0.8%). Another...

Nicolas, a 15 year old boy from Hull in the UK, wants to become yokozuna! He practices at Minato stable in Kawaguchi in Saitama. He hopes...

Naomi Osaka is playing at the US open for the first time in 2 years. She won her first match and got into the second round. But she has...