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Ukrainian Folk Dolls Tour Japan In Appeal For Peace; Last Show of 100 Motanka Opens Oct. 24 In Kamakura
As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine prolongs, an exhibition to support war-hit Ukrainian child...
October 22, 2024
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Okinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year
NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...
October 19, 2024
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Salmon Swim Upstream on Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula in Mating Season
Salmon push their way upstream to where they will spawn, on Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula. Near ...
October 19, 2024
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Tokyo’s ‘Secret’ Restaurants Popular with Customers for Their Mystique; Members-Only Eateries Offer a Different Atmosphere
Some eating and drinking establishments are becoming popular even though they do not widely discl...
October 13, 2024
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Different Textures Add Spice to Stir-Fried Liver and Nira Garlic Chives
With the summer heat finally on the decline, Chef Ryo Imai recommends stir-fried liver and nira g...
October 13, 2024
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Okura Tokyo Hotel Unveils New Christmas Cakes and Bread; Holiday Offerings Include Mont Blanc Dessert, Stollen
The Okura Tokyo hotel in Minato Ward, Tokyo, has announced limited-edition treats for this year’s...
October 8, 2024
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Packaged Rice Serves Up Instantly Delicious Meals
Packaged precooked rice that can be eaten immediately once heated in the microwave has been incre...
October 6, 2024
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Quick Freeze Tech Gaining Popularity in Japan’s Restaurant Industry; Improved Quick Freezers Prevent Food from Losing Flavor
FUKUOKA — As labor shortages become more serious in the restaurant industry, the use of food free...
October 6, 2024
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Okinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year
NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...
October 19, 2024
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Yokohama Lighthouse Safely Guiding Ships for 130 Years; Oldest Existing Lighthouse in Tokyo Bay
YOKOHAMA — For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered saf...
October 15, 2024
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Fukui: Hokuriku Shinkansen Up-And-Coming as ‘Detour’ Route as Tokaido Shinkansen Alternative
FUKUI / TSURUGA, Fukui — Extended to Tsuruga Station on March 16, the Hokuriku Shinkansen is an u...
October 14, 2024
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Cutting of Deer Antlers Performed in Nara; Edo Period Ritual Practiced for Peaceful Coexistence
NARA — An event to ritually cut the antlers of deer living in Nara Park is running through Monday...
October 13, 2024
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Nagasaki: Ceremony for Victims of Korean Jeju Massacre Held on Tsushima
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — A ceremony to remember the victims of a 1948 government crackdown in Jeju, S...
October 13, 2024
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Ukrainian Folk Dolls Tour Japan In Appeal For Peace; Last Show of 100 Motanka Opens Oct. 24 In Kamakura
As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine prolongs, an exhibition to support war-hit Ukrainian child...
October 22, 2024
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Kyoto Holds Jidai Matsuri Festival, Ferrying Spirits of 2 Historical Emperors
People dressed in colorful traditional costumes parade along a path at Heian Jingu shrine in Kyot...
October 22, 2024
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Salmon Swim Upstream on Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula in Mating Season
Salmon push their way upstream to where they will spawn, on Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula. Near ...
October 19, 2024
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Oita: Fluorescent Stones Create Alluring Scene
HITA, Oita — Fluorescent stones scattered around the obsolete mine shaft emit colorful light to f...
October 19, 2024
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Shimane: Craft Beer Brewery Opens Inside Unmanned Train Station; Location Offers Scenic Seaside View
GOTSU, Shimane — A brewery serving craft beer opened in September in an open area of an unmanned ...
October 19, 2024
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My Mother-in-Law Insists I Have Another Child
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female company employee in my late 20s with a 2-year-old child. My mot...
October 20, 2024
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My Mother Admitted That She Has Shoplifted. I Cannot Forgive Her
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. My mother, a homemaker in her 50s, sho...
October 20, 2024
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I’m in My 80s And Recently Feel My Family Treating Me More Coldly
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 80s living with my daughter, her husband and their two...
October 13, 2024
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I’m Worried about My 35-Year-Old jobless Son, His Future as We All Get Old
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male contract employee in my mid-60s. I need your advice about my 35-y...
October 13, 2024
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What My Mother-in-Law Said Still Haunts Me
I’m a company employee in my 40s. I underwent fertility treatment and had a miscarriage while wor...
October 6, 2024
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