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Japan

One happy gang

If only all ski holidays could be like this, writes Anna Anderson.

Japan

Ice castles and ale

Stephen Phelan braves the elements at Sapporo's Snow Festival before seeking shelter and a glass of beer.

Asia

Asia's wildest festivals: a feast of the East

Nowhere celebrates like Asia. From the Philippines to Japan, David Wilson finds a festival for everyone.

Japan

Oh, for oxygen

Keith Austin takes in the purified air in Japan and gets a buzz.

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Japan

A year of celebration

The Japanese have a festival for every season. Maria Visconti dons her dancing geta and joins the fun.

Photo galleries

Asia's wildest festivals

Nowhere celebrates like Asia, and there's a festival for everyone.

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Party at the festival without a ticket? Yes, you Cannes

5:23pm | Inside the Cannes temple of film-making, moguls meet movie stars and buyers and sellers wrangle over what we will be watching on the big screen a few months from now. But almost as compelling is the scene outside the Palais des Festivals.

World's first video call from Everest summit 'illegal'

2:50pm | A British mountaineer's interview with the BBC on his smartphone from the top of Mount Everest has stirred controversy with the Nepalese government calling the broadcast "illegal", officials said Monday.

United Airlines resumes Dreamliner flights

11:12am | United Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights Monday after the advanced plane was globally grounded four months ago due to overheated battery incidents.