The term itself means ‘spring pictures’, ‘spring’ being a ... Chinese manuals on attaining longevity, though the Japanese were always more interested in pleasure. The Japanese creation myth tells how ...

The photos were taken by her then-partner when she was in her 20s. A Japanese record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by a dead singer that will include nude ...

A Japanese record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by a deceased singer that will include nude photographs of her taken privately. The governor of Kumamoto ...

A Taiwanese tourist faced intense online backlash after vigorously shaking cherry blossom trees in Japan to create a romantic “cherry blossom rain” for photos. The unidentified woman was ...

Photos taken of the pair are disturbing ... including the persistent myth that they drive away tuna. This has led to vessels electrocuting them with electric prods known as greensticks.

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In 2015, Ogawa donated some of the pictures to Japan Airlines’ facility for safety training and education in Tokyo’s Ota Ward. The company opened the facility in 2006, mainly for its employees ...

These astonishing photographs give an unprecedented glimpse inside the world of the Yakuza, the Japanese organised crime syndicates, known for their brutality, tattoos and strict code of honour ...

A record company in Kagoshima city has been castigated as engaging in “revenge porn” with its plan to sell a CD featuring nude photos of singer ... of enka” (Japanese ballads) with her ...