According to NHK, many people in Japan caught influenza even though they had flu shots. Flu virus may be mutated in season 2011-2012. Read More

Japan Meteorological Agency released the latest long-term forecast. It will become warmer in March and West Japan may be hot in Summer. Read More

WeatherNews just released the early forecast of Cherry Blossom for this 2012 season. This year, the cherry blossom tends to bloom a little later than last year due to the colder winter weather. Read More

Earlier today, The families of 28 Japanese victims arrived New Zealand to attend the 1st anniversary ceremony of 2011 NZ Earthquake in Churistchurch on Feburyary 22. Read More

February 3rd, 2012 is Setsubun (せつぶん or 節分) in Japan. It means "the change of the season". Because the spring is coming, Setsubun in Feb is the most important setsubun of the year. Read More

At 5:46:52am on January 17, 1995, a strong shake hit the center of Kobe area and caused devastated destruction to the modern city of Japan. After 15 years, Japanese accumulated the knowledge from the mistakes we learned from the earthquake. Learn what you need to prepare in case of emergency, not only in Japan, but the people who are in the earthquake zone. Read More

YokosoNews and Mie Life Magazine present, "The Year 2012 Count Down Live Cast at Kazami Guest House in Ise, Mie, Japan" starts at 10pm on Saturday, December 31, 2011 (JST). Read More

If you happened to spend a New Year's Day 2012 in Japan, why don't you get ready for New Year's cerebration. There are a couple ways you can do without spending too much money. Alll you need is a Shimenawa (しめなわ, 注連縄), Kadomatsu (門松), Oranges and Kagami Mochi (かがみもち, 鏡餅) Read More

We made a day trip to Korankei (こうらんけい or 香嵐渓) on Nov 22, 2011.Korankei Canyon is located in Toyota, which is 1.5 hrs drive from Nagoya. It's a narrow canyon but famous for the night illumination.It's just stunning view when you see it with your own eyes! Read More

Nikkei Business, which scooped about KDDI to carry iPhone 4S, did it again. The next generation iPhone 5 is likely to debut to NTT Docomo users in the next summer 2012 Read More