Here’s our top 10 things to do on the Big Island for Feb. 1-6. No. 1 — 32nd Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival (Waimea, Feb. 1) When: Until 3 p.m.

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As February arrives, Japan bids farewell to the chilliest part of winter and welcomes the gradual ... Unique events like the Umeboshi Seed Spitting Championship and the Umeboshi Sour Face Contest add ...

TOKYO -- Shunsuke Ozawa may be just eight years old, but he already won a barista competition for university students and now sells custom-made blends of beans under his own brand. Though the ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji reported his withdrawal from the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday ... After losing to komusubi Wakatakakage on the first day of the latest ...

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In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

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