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The man who saves cats in Fukushima’s nuclear zone – in pictures
Sakae Kato stayed behind a decade ago to rescue abandoned cats whose owners fled radiation clouds from the Fuk…
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Tokyo’s 10-year-old sumo champion in training – in pictures
Kyuta Kumagai, crowned last year as the under-10 sumo world champion, is twice the size of other children his …
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Japan’s taboo-breaking tattoo fans – in pictures
A growing tribe in Japan are defying deeply held prejudices linking tattoos with crime, turning their bodies i…
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Geisha life in the shadow of coronavirus – in pictures
Though the number of geisha - professional entertainers famed for their witty conversation, beauty and skill a…