By: Angelus Mykeal Xayne | 2011-05-03 | Travel Tips A small essay about the different types of customs and ettiques that should be observed for those visiting the country. read more
By: Carl Liver | 2011-07-25 | Gardening For over 175 years Japanese knotweed has blighted Blighty. Since its introduction as an ornamental plant in the early to mid nineteenth century, Japanese weeds has invaded canals and river banks, transport routes such as motorways and railways and huge areas of wasteland. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-07-31 | Free Japan is best-known all over the world for its technological inventions from wonderful automatic toys to super computer robotics. It also gets fame with an unlimited ability of creativeness and patience. However, some Japanese inventions sound weird and funny because they are much impractical or complicated. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening A brief introduction to Japanese gardens and what they may look like. Types of Japanese gardens, dry gardens, zen gardens, tea gardens. How scenery is "borrowed" from the surrounding area to enhance the visiting experience. read more
By: uggschuhe | 2011-09-17 | Environment Kyodo News Agency reported on August 9, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan 8 in the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the invitation of U.S. read more
By: Yoshi Ito | 2011-04-06 | Travel & Leisure Japan is famous the world over for its culture and preservation of traditional art, crafts and pastimes. One of the most popular aspects of traditional Japanese culture is the Japanese tea ceremony. T... read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-19 | News and society It is more than one month since the 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami struck Japan and caused catastrophic consequences. Besides reconstructing the damaged cities and cleaning up the polluted environment, the Japanese government struggles to cool Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear complex’s reactors that were seriously destroyed on March 11, 2011. However, the future of deserted towns neighboring upon this plant remains uncertainty and potential risks. According to Mayor Katsutaka Idogawa of Futaba, one of eight towns were forced to evacuate the day after the Friday’s crisis, it will take years before residents can return to their home. Let see a series of photos that captures some deserted towns in Japan. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-17 | News and society The recent deadly natural disaster in Japan have destroyed thousands of houses, killed over 10, 000 people and left thousands of people missing. Survivors of the earthquake and tsunami are now facing multiple difficulties to build a new life. The death of family’s members and close friends is definitely a miserable thing for adults. However, anyway adults can overcome this sorrow easier than children who are in these situations. Instead of a peaceful childhood, thousands children in the earthquake-hit areas in Japan have to live in shelters for evacuees. These little survivors were left without water, electricity, fuel or enough food. read more
By: Paige Taylor | 2011-01-13 | Exotic locations Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, in the bed of Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan has been famous for its ancient and romantic beauty for a long time. The Imperial House of Japan, thousand-year castles, ancient parks, hot springs, and traditional architectures are among the biggest features in the city of Kanazawa. For long, Kanazawa has been well-known for silk weaving, geisha and paint production towns hosting annual traditional festivals such as the Sakura cherry-blossom festival in April or the magnificent historical parade in June. Moreover, Kanazawa has become an attractive destination for tourists from Asia, in particular, and around the world because of its mixture between ancient beauty and modern art. Let's take an exciting tour around the beautiful city of Kanazawa, Japan via the most breathtaking images as follows. read more
By: Robin Lawson | 2011-01-18 | Science Japanese Knotweed is a large invasive plant which has tremendous growing capacity and can damage roads, buildings, gardens, etc. It must be destroyed. read more
By: Serena Du | 2011-08-16 | Culture Japan is the country which is near to China and the culture of Japan is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Nowadays, Japan is a developed country in Asia. read more
By: Saptarshi Majumdar | 2011-03-25 | Current Events March 11th, 2011 would be a red lettered day in the history of Japan. A massive Tsunami hit Japan. And Japan sufferred a massive loss of lives. Japan is largely dependent on the nuclear energies for its day to day life. And the Tsunami affected the Nuclear reactors of Japan and resulted in spread of radiations in the atmosphere. However this massive natural disaster in Japan brought to traditional read more
By: Robert Kenneth Henderson | 2010-05-02 | Adventure Tourism We had discovered the bones after a landslide had exposed a cave, whose entrance had previously been covered by a cave-in. The Headmaster at St. Xavier's High School, Brother Patrick Howley, had immediately sent off the tags and some transcriptions of the Japanese writing we had found, but it was several months before we heard anything back about them. read more
By: Peter Galante | 2010-03-29 | Language Learn Japanese easily! In English, "too" is a popular word. You probably say things like, "This is too big" or "I'm too tired to go" all the time. When speaking Japanese, you'll need to express the same concepts just as frequently as you talk about your feelings and make requests. read more