Christmas dinner in Ireland usually only means one thing – turkey. But in Japan, they clearly can’t be bothered waiting around 3 and half hours for a bird to cook. They tuck into KFC instead ...

This Japanese Christmas market in Tiergarten is all about kōgei, the traditional crafts of Japan. Visitors can look forward to a range of high-quality Japanese ceramics, fashion, wood carvings, ...

Christmas dinner in the UK usually only means one thing – turkey. But in Japan, they clearly can’t be bothered waiting around three and half hours for a bird to cook. They tuck into KFC instead, a ...

Your One-Stop Owl Shop! If you’re looking for a place to pick up some exclusive Wizarding World of Harry Potter stationery, or wanting to send a postcard with a Hogsmeade postmark, this is the place ...

Muncaster Castle in West Cumbria has welcomed groups of children from schools in the area for Victorian Christmas Tours. The castle previously closed over the winter months but has taken a new ...

This is the time of year when many might expect some company in their chimneys, but this week, a central Ohio family found a ...

Tadano sees it as a way to build a culture rapidly growing in America and to give back. Over a decade ago, after natural ...

In Japan, Christmas is celebrated differently to much of the Western world, with people setting up romantic dates on Christmas Eve and buying strawberry shortcakes instead of traditional fruit cakes, ...

How to Buy a Home in Japan as a Foreigner Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including financing options, marketing trends and off-marketing listings. The seminar will be held live online from 18:00 – ...

Located near JR Hiratsuka Station in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fukuro no Mori is one of an increasing number of owl cafes across Japan. It is run by Masao Yano, 65, a longtime raptor breeder ...

Employees at the Matsumoto Engei garden store in the Tokyo city of Kokubunji are busy with shipments of poinsettias and other plants ahead of Christmas ... also popular. Japanese original Easy ...

Here’s a snapshot of some of the interesting Christmas foods across the world. The land of the rising sun is also the land of quirky, quirky food traditions. In Japan, less than 1% of the ...