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Students Enjoy Shogi Festival in Hokkaido, Get Tips from Professionals
OTARU, Hokkaido — A shogi festival was held on Nov. 4 in Otaru, Hokkaido, to commemorate the city’s ...
November 22, 2023
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Kumamoto Learns How to Woo People from Taiwan
KUMAMOTO — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will be having a major presence in Kumamoto...
November 18, 2023
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Bubbling over at a Sacred Beer Hall in Ginza
Anyone who enters the Beer Hall Lion Ginza 7-Chome restaurant likely bubbles over at the sight of th...
November 13, 2023
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Nagasaki: Mom, Young Daughter Help Keep Mask-changing Chinese Art Alive
NAGASAKI — A junior high school girl and her 40-year-old mother are helping promote “henmen” — a tra...
November 13, 2023
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Kagawa: Breeder Opens Cafe Specializing in Hairless Cats
TAKAMATSU — A cat cafe specializing in hairless cats opened in September in Takamatsu. Sphynx Cat C...
November 11, 2023
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Morioka’s Pop-up Pedestrian Zone Draws Crowd for Food Stalls, Mochi Pounding
MORIOKA — Pedestrians took over a street near Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture last month. Despit...
November 8, 2023
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Sake Brewer Gives Thanks for New Sake with Shinto Ritual in Aichi Pref.
HANDA, Aichi — A Shinto ritual was held at a sake brewery in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, in which the m...
November 8, 2023
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Tokyo’s Largest, Oldest Dance Hall Has Intriguing Atmosphere
Visitors to Dance Hall Shinseiki are greeted with gorgeous lights before they make their way downsta...
November 6, 2023
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Oita: Event Participants Echo Buddha-Like Hairstyle
USUKI, Oita — Some 100 people took part in a quirky tourism event in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, on Oct....
November 4, 2023
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Osaka; What’s in a Name? Moniker Sought for ‘Barbarian’ Statue
SAKAI — What name would you give to the statue of a “barbarian?” This lonely figure stands on a bri...
November 4, 2023
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Drive a Real JR Train by Donating ¥130,000 to Kawagoe, City North of Tokyo
KAWAGOE, Saitama — A train driving experience has been added to Saitama Prefecture city Kawagoe’s li...
November 3, 2023
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Recycled Glass Bottles Turn into Year of the Dragon Figurines at Workshop in Central Japan City
NAGOYA — Discarded glass bottles collected in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, are recycled and transforme...
November 1, 2023
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Furumachi Dondon Festival Delights Spectators with Food Stalls and Performers in Niigata City
NIIGATA — Furumachi Dondon, a festival which has been an annual tradition in the Furumachi district ...
November 1, 2023
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Suzu Ware Artists, Recovering from May Earthquake, Buoyed by Annual Pottery Festival in Ishikawa Pref.
SUZU, Ishikawa — The Suzu ware festival was held Oct. 14-15 in front of the La Porte Suzu performing...
November 1, 2023
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Secluded ‘Lamp Inn’ Hot Springs in Aomori Restored after Torrential Rains
KUROISHI, Aomori — Aoni Onsen hot spring, known nationwide as “Rampu no Yado” or “Lamp Inn,” in Kuro...
October 25, 2023
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