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A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

Today Jan 14, 2025 prayer times Sumida are Fajr Time 5:20 AM, Dhuhr Time 11:50 AM, Asr Time 2:30 PM, Maghrib Time 4:49 PM & Isha Time 6:14 PM. Today's namaz timings Sumida are based on the Islamic ...

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said and was recorded ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

See Dessa Goddard appraise a Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, ca. 1900, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.

Daisuke Kiyomizu knows pottery inside and out ... At the start of his career, Kiyomizu tells me later via a Japanese translator on a video call, he struggled to make ends meet by following ...

In Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2, Travis Landry appraises a 1961 - 1966 Marvel Silver Age comics collection. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American ...

TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Thursday to Sunday, just days before the return of Donald Trump to the U.S ...

Japan in the last week of December experienced the biggest influenza outbreak since comparable data became available 25 years ago, health authorities said Thursday. The latest health ministry ...

For years, Japan’s work culture has been defined by long hours, relentless pressure, and the toll it takes on workers’ well-being. But now, a shift is taking place that could change the course of ...