This experimental event, planned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and its related organizations, aims to highlight ...

Crowds brave unseasonably cool weather to enjoy Tokyo's cherry blossom trees in full bloom :: March 31, 2025:: Tokyo, Japan:: ...

Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that ...

To mark the second anniversary of Ryuichi Sakamoto's passing, composer and pianist Ian Chung is releasing a new EP, Dear Mr.

SAN FRANCISCO – German startup Constellr released first-light imagery March 17 from Skybee ... a detailed map of the heat distribution for Tokyo’s buildings, parks and waterways.

The organizers of the Chiyoda Sakura Festival have announced that this year’s cherry blossom light-up will start on March 28 and continue until April 8, straddling the projected full-bloom date for ...

Former sex worker and photographer Beniko is on a mission to capture the spirit of Tokyo's historic red-light district, formerly known as Yoshiwara, a place she once called home. "These places are ...

Part of history' - To regulate the sex industry, the Yoshiwara red-light district was originally built in a different part of Tokyo in 1618, with entry tightly controlled to stop the women from ...

Walking through the narrow streets, camera in hand, is Beniko -- a former sex worker who is now trying to capture the spirit of the area once known as Yoshiwara through photography. "People often ...

It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a historic Tokyo red-light district. Walking through the narrow streets, camera ...

The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, a summer tradition in Tokyo since the feudal era, lit up the night sky July 27 in an explosion of color and big bangs. Organizers said around 20,000 fireworks ...