From a heartwarming picture of a family reunion to a photo zooming in on the snowy slopes of Hokkaido--but not for skiing--The Mainichi's editing team has dug into its 2021 album to come up with 10 cool pictures from Japan for your year-end enjoyment.... The craftsmen here are making traditionally braided items called" kumihimo," which literally means" assembling thread" in Japanese.... 18 and 19 for the first time in two years, with some measures to prevent coronavirus transmissions....