Unless you’ve got a bitter aversion to the cold, odds are you’ll find early summer to be the least pleasant time of year in Japan, weather-wise. Not only is it hot and muggy, it’s also the country’s ...

International students and volunteers paint patterns themed with rooster on oil-paper umbrellas in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong province, Jan 8, 2017. Volunteers from the Academy of Arts of ...