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Its been 20 episodes since weve spent any meaningful time with Taiju and Yuzuriha, but the couple is finally back.

Top 8 Must-Visit Places In Japan Pin The Land of the Rising Sun is truly a must-visit for first timers. From historic shrines & temples, picturesque mountains, to eye-catching gardens & palaces, exploring the island of Japan will definitely be worth every penny. Japan is not only an archipelago of futuristic wonders, but also a place filled with a perfect blend of interesting stories, a rich culture, intriguing traditions, and endlessly interesting travel destinations to be booked for your...

Heavy snow was forecast mainly for the mountainous prefectures of Nagano and Yamanashi in central Ja

Jan 22, 2021 The Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced its award recipients for the 2020 season on Thursday with long-distance track runner Hitomi Niiya capturing the Athlete of the Year accolade. Niiya broke Yoko Shibui’s 18-year-old national record in the women’s 10,000 at December’s national championships for long-distance disciplines at Osaka’s Nagai Stadium. She booked a spot at this summer’s Tokyo Limits with her record time of 30 minutes and 20.44 second...

Jan 16, 2021 When Yoshihide Suga declared in October that Japan would be carbon neutral by 2050, he became the first Japanese prime minister to set a specific timeline in the country’s bid to become emissions free. As ambitious as Suga’s pledge may be, it’s far from being a pipe dream. The world is slowly taking concrete steps to address the climate crisis, and Japan simply can ill afford to sit on the sidelines any longer. Japan is as vulnerable to climate change as any other co...

Ebisu, Nishi-Oi, Shin-Kawasaki, Hodogaya, and Higashi-Totsuka stations are not served by rapid train services. Passengers arriving at Omiya are able to transfer onwards to the Takasaki or Utsunomiya lines, while those arriving at Ofuna can transfer to the Tokaido Main Line or the Yokosuka Line. Shonan-Shinjuku route and map direct connection between Shinjuku and Yokohama, the entire Shonan-Shinjuku Line covers a distance of over 150 km. The full route stretches from the north of the greater T...

Jan 6, 2021 The 2021 Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race concluded as a last-mile thriller between the eventual winner Komazawa University and runner-up Soka University. But the latest edition of the biggest New Year sporting tradition in Japan delivered many other intriguing topics. One of the most talked-about stories was the number of fans seen along the roadsides of the 217.1-km route amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to organizers, this year’s race saw a total of 180...

Jan 3, 2021 Komazawa University showcased a historic comeback win as junior runner Takuma Ishikawa overtook then-leader Soka University with only two kilometers left in the 10th and final leg to capture its first Hakone ekiden championship since 2008 on Sunday. It was the seventh-ever gold medal for the Tokyo-based team in Japan’s annual New Year sporting tradition, for which universities in the Kanto region are eligible to compete. Komazawa’s winning time was 10 hours, 56 minutes ...

The whole worlds in your hands: The Olympics in Japan, a solar eclipse over the Southern Ocean, the holiest of hikes in Spain – here’s how to experience these and much more in 2021 Time a visit to Japan with the Summer Olympics, which will now run in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8  Cruises to Antarctica will make a journey to the best viewing point for the total solar eclipse on December 4 Parma is Italy’s Capital of Culture 2021 and there are arts events planned including a festival to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Soka University surprised on Saturday by winning the five-stage outbound leg of the 97th Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay fo