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A tea offering ceremony was held on May 31st at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, considered the birthplace of Japanese tea.

Making a creaking sound, the wooden entrance door opens, and Sumie Tamura is standing there with a friendly smile. "Irashaimase" - welcome - she says while bowing gracefully to greet me. Her distinguished appearance and friendly smile immediately make me feel at ease. Sumie Tamura is the landlady of Yamamoto kan, a traditional hotel in Kusatsu. The small city in the mountains some 180 kilometres north-west of Tokyo is famous for its many onsen - natural thermal springs which can be found virtual

What were the anime moments that made us cry, cheer, or took our breath away? Plus, more of the very best anime series of the year!

Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has shut down its factories in Japan, months after the automaker admitted to falsifying safety tests on vehicles, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The shutdown follows Daihatsu Motor Co.’s announcement last week that it would suspend all vehicle shipments in and outside of Japan after an independent investigation…

Daihatsu, a Toyota Motor Corp unit, has stopped production at its four Japanese factories amid a probe into safety certification test irregularities by transport ministry officials.