Several new agreements have recently been finalised between the UK and Japan at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Hiroshima.

Hanami and the blossoming of Sakura is a much awaited time of the year. Here’s an introduction to the season and finding blossoms at home.

Japanese taiko drums are instruments of great tradition still being used to bring percussive performance art to the world — including the UK.

Many who have an interest in Japan inevitably come to ask ‘are samurai swords legal in the UK?’ Here are some guidelines to an answer.

The Peace Pagoda Battersea Park monument is a structure born from the burning desire for peace from the Japanese monk Nichidatsu Fujii.

Japanese football is continually growing and an altogether different style of play. Discover what’s involved and where you can start watching.