Resurrecting the tachibana, Japan’s oldest native citrus
Once revered as “the fruit of immortality,” the tachibana has long fallen out of culinary favor. The Nara Tachibana Project hopes to save it from endangerment.
As Osaka’s COVID-19 crisis worsens, Tokyo and Aichi offer to take patients
Hospitals have been forced to turn away patients who, in some cases, then had to spend hours in an ambulance before they could finally gain admission.
A pagoda that's a national treasure at Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Nara, was partially opened to the public Monday following its first renovation in more than 100 years. The East Pagoda, believed to be the sole remaining wooden ...
Kansai's 2030 vision is to think like a penguin
Kansai Economic Federation, which includes some of Kansai's largest and most influential firms, hopes to tap patrons with the spirit of a “first penguin” to revive the region's fortunes.
Artist wins copyright claim over goldfish-filled phone booth
In its defense, a merchant's association which erected a similar work in Nara Prefecture claimed that putting goldfish into a phone booth is "nothing but an idea."
National-treasure Yakushiji pagoda in Nara to open to public from March
The temple decided to open the three-story pagoda to partial viewing in response to requests from members of the public to be able to pray there.
Bird flu confirmed in Hiroshima as central Japan outbreak grows
Bird flu has been detected at a chicken farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, the local government said Monday, prompting it to start culling around 134,000 chickens at the site and other affiliated farms. The H5 strain, which is yet to be confirmed as a highly pathogenic ...
The bags have been made in response to plastic waste being found in the stomachs of dead deer in Nara Prefecture.
Tourism sector balances hopes and concerns as Tokyo joins Go To Travel
While the capital is a major source of domestic tourism for many areas, it is also the source of about 30 percent of Japan's coronavirus cases.
According to university officials and the Nara Prefectural Government, the 24 infected players have exhibited mild or no symptoms.
Mystery in the mountains: Piecing together the fate of a downed American aircrew in rural Japan
A resident of Kawakami, Nara Prefecture, retraces what happened to the survivors of a B-29 ‘superfortress’ that went down over Kansai near the end of World War II.
Free weddings on offer in Japan for couples ambushed by virus-doomed venues
A bridal firm in Nara is offering free wedding facilities, outfits and planning to those whose venues were put out of business by the coronavirus.
