Japan In Focus
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Ibaraki : Kids get chance to sketch at university
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — Children had a rare opportunity to experience sketching in a college room surroun...
September 11, 2022
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Niigata : Children perform ritual at shrine on Sado Island
SADO, Niigata — For the first time in 10 years, children performed a Shinto ritual to pray for the s...
September 11, 2022
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Yamaguchi: Indonesian monkey catchers
YAMAGUCHI — Four Indonesian technical interns received certificates of gratitude from the Yamaguchi ...
September 10, 2022
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Shimane: Friendly rematch for high school baseball teams
IZUMO, Shimane — As several baseball teams were forced to withdraw from this year’s national high sc...
September 10, 2022
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Tokyo : Enjoy memorable manga from the Showa era
Meiji University’s Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures is located near Toky...
September 7, 2022
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Hiroshima: Demons drum up rain for good harvest
MIHARA, Hiroshima — People dressed as demons and wearing happi festival coats beat drums and gongs t...
September 4, 2022
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Ehime: Fortress ruins become place for peace education
IKATA, Ehime — Jutting out of the west side of Shikoku in the direction of Kyushu, Cape Sada Peninsu...
September 3, 2022
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Nagasaki: Film remembers U.S. POWs sacrificed for dam
SASEBO, Nagasaki — A high school student has made a documentary about the history of a local dam, ho...
September 3, 2022
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Tokyo museum offers animals in the wild — in CG
Children in Japan often read zukan — or illustrated books — that depict the diverse community of liv...
August 31, 2022
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Hyogo: Purification for used bags carried out to promote city
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — A purification ceremony for used bags, including schoolbags, handbags and workbags,...
August 27, 2022
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Gifu: Ambassador’s kendo strike a mark of friendship
GIFU — Lithuania’s Ambassador to Japan Aurelijus Zykas visited Gifu Prefecture and took part in kend...
August 27, 2022
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Kachidoki bridge rises again in diorama form
It’s been around 50 years since Kachidoki Bridge in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was last raised to allow the p...
August 24, 2022
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Shiga: Monks make splash for world peace
OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga — Buddhist monks jumped from a beam extending over Lake Biwa to the surface abou...
August 21, 2022
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Mie: F1 city Suzuka goes full throttle to attract fans
SUZUKA, Mie — Local people are utilizing Suzuka Circuit, where the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix t...
August 21, 2022
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Kagawa: When you wish upon a cucumber …
SHODOSHIMA, Kagawa — An unusual Buddhist ritual in which a cucumber is used to pray for the healing ...
August 20, 2022
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