Japan In Focus
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Osaka: ‘Negative Legacy’ Floating on Sea to Be Redeveloped
OSAKA — An Osaka city-owned museum, which has done nothing but incur maintenance costs since its clo...
December 9, 2023
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Kumamoto: Mythical Creature Dances for Shrine Festivalgoers
YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto — The Kida no Mai, a traditional dance featuring the Kida mythical creature, wa...
December 9, 2023
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Hiroshima: Seeds of A-bombed Trees Take Root Worldwide
HIROSHIMA — “Hibakujumoku” or atomic-bombed trees, which survived the atomic bomb strike in Hiroshim...
December 9, 2023
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Mongolian Students Learn about Forest Management in Japan; Exchange Program to Encourage Collaborative Research
MINAMI-MINOWA, Nagano — Students from the National University of Mongolia recently visited Japan to ...
December 8, 2023
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Old Tokyo Building Becomes a Hub for Various Regions in Japan
The Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan building, built almost 60 years ago in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, still maintains t...
December 4, 2023
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Tokushima: Noisy Offerings Ring Out at Temple
MINAMI, Tokushima — A unique event in which people throw handfuls of ¥1 coins at a large board as lo...
December 2, 2023
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Okinawa: Young Okinawans Work on Shuri Castle Restoration
NAHA — Young craftspeople in Okinawa Prefecture are helping restore the main hall of Shuri Castle in...
December 2, 2023
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Fukui: Dinosaur Robot Will Miss Shinkansen Arrival
FUKUI — A 10-meter-long dinosaur robot scheduled to be installed at the exit of Fukui Station is not...
December 2, 2023
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Fukuoka: High-Rise Airport Tower to Appear
FUKUOKA — A new control tower is under construction at Fukuoka Airport on the international terminal...
December 2, 2023
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Scenes of a Nara Period-Style Pilgrimage to Temple Reenacted in Iwata, Shizuoka Pref.
IWATA, Shizuoka — An event reenacting a Nara period (710-784) pilgrimage in Totoumi Province, today’...
November 30, 2023
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Tour of Locations from the Movie “Tsugaru Lacquer Girl” Held in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture
HIROSAKI, Aomori — A tour of filming locations from the movie “Baka nuri no musume (Tsugaru Lacquer ...
November 29, 2023
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‘Kitchen of Fujisawa’ Shopping Building Invokes Japan’s Showa Era
FUJISAWA, Kanagawa — The Fujisawa Meiten Building, which nestles among the commercial facilities aro...
November 27, 2023
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Osaka: Hanshin Tigers Fans’ Love for Team Never Fades
OSAKA — The Hanshin Tigers and the Orix Buffaloes — two baseball teams from the Kansai region — batt...
November 25, 2023
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Hyogo: Kobe Locals Bid Fond Farewell to ‘Gulliver Tunnel’
KOBE — The covering of an underground passageway in central Kobe affectionally called the “Gulliver ...
November 25, 2023
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Kyoto: English Poem Recited for 1st Time in Ancient Noble Event in Kyoto
KYOTO — An ancient poem-making event was held on Culture Day, Nov. 3, in Kitano Tenmangu shrine in K...
November 23, 2023
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