In Japan, amidst the blend of ancient tradition and modern innovation, lies one of the country's most talked-about festivals. The Kanamara Matsuri, or the Festival of the Steel Phallus, is an annual ...

On the afternoon of April 7, the grounds of Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, just south of Tokyo, were packed out with people who had come to attend one of Japan’s most unconventional festivals: the ...

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As Japan grapples with a record-low fertility rate, Toyko's government is trying new strategies to try to encourage women to have more children. The capital's government is introducing a four-day ...