A biographical novel of the late Jakucho Setouchi, a writer and Buddhist priest, titled "Shukke: Jakucho ni Natta Hi," which translates to "Entering the priesthood: The day I became Jakucho," has been published. The author Reiko Nagao, who lives in Tokyo, was her secretary. Being a relative of Setouchi, Nagao...

The kanji character for "sen," which means war, battle or fight, was selected as "Kanji of the Year," or the character best representing the social trends in 2022. It was announced by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, based in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on December 12, and written calligraphically on...

"I put a new 500-yen coin into a vending machine but it was rejected." Some people may have had this experience. Although the new coins have been in circulation for more than a year, many vending machines and money changers in Kyoto City still do not accept them. We have...

A sake brewery in Kyotamba, Kyoto Prefecture, has mixed steamed rice with rice malt and water in a traditional, mostly manual fashion so fermentation will yield the season's new products. The Chourou brewery, founded in 1903, has maintained the sake brewing method inherited from masters from the Tajima northern area...

The third mineral processing site in Tsuchikura Mine Ruins, in Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, has been in the limelight on social networking sites (SNS). It is sometimes called the "Laputa of Shiga" because of its resemblance to the setting of Hayao Miayazaki’s animated film, "Laputa: Castle in the Sky."...

Kyoto Sanga FC (J1) played to a 1-1 draw against Roasso Kumamoto in the J1 playoff final at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA on November 13, retaining their place in the J1. A record 18,207 spectators were at the stadium and supporters celebrated Sanga’s J1 survival. The two teams engaged in...

An eating disorder is an abnormality in the amount or manner of eating that negatively affects a person's physical or mental health. It is a general term for illnesses such as "anorexia nervosa" and "bulimia nervosa." Nowadays there are an increasing number of cases diagnosed as "binge eating disorder (BED)."...