Japan In Focus
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Ukrainian evacuees’ food truck delivers taste of home
HIKONE, Shiga — A Ukrainian woman who escaped Russia’s invasion of her country has brought a taste o...
June 26, 2022
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Residents aim to create ‘kingdom’ of cycle racing
SHINGU, Wakayama — The sound of dozens of bicycle wheels echoes over the clear Akagi River that runs...
June 25, 2022
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Enormous umbrella dance has spectators again
TOTTORI — This summer, thousands of dancers will perform in Tottori City a paper umbrella dance that...
June 25, 2022
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Tokyo: Experience adds up to making sense of math
“1529603487152...” This collection of figures appears on a glass door at the entrance to Sugaku Tai...
June 21, 2022
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Conductor Sado named Tokyo ward music ambassador
TOKYO — Globally renowned conductor Yutaka Sado has assumed the post of “Sumida music ambassador” to...
June 21, 2022
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After hiatus, Tohoku festival wows crowds in Akita
AKITA — The Tohoku Kizuna Festival, a two-day summer festival comprising smaller jamborees from six ...
June 21, 2022
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Russian monk in Osaka leads peace procession
OSAKA —Buddhist monk Dmitry Volkogonov has been praying at an Osaka temple for Russia’s invasion of ...
June 18, 2022
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Free school on remote island helps children recover
KASAOKA, Okayama — The warm laughter of children has returned to abandoned schools on a remote islan...
June 18, 2022
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Will the carp bring something lucky?
SAIJO, Ehime/FUCHU, Hiroshima — Colorful carp swimming in a near-perfect circle at a Shikoku shrine’...
June 18, 2022
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Tokyo: Lend an ear to the history and science of sound
Whether it’s the open-air din of a crowded city or music on a pair of headphones, most people can’t ...
June 14, 2022
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Schoolgirls experience maiko culture in Yamagata event
YAMAGATA — High school students in maiko costumes strolled through the center of Yamagata City on Ma...
June 14, 2022
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Cycling, nature and local sights feature in 3-year-long Tochigi Pref. adventure
UTSUNOMIYA — A two-day cycling event was held last month in Tochigi Prefecture, part of a series tha...
June 14, 2022
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Quirky good luck charms at shrine for academic deity
KOBE — A statue of Sugawara no Michizane as a child holding a surfboard stands in the precincts of a...
June 11, 2022
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Canal sightseeing cruise to be extended to Lake Biwa
KYOTO — Five years ago, a historic canal linking the cities of Otsu and Kyoto was reopened to sights...
June 11, 2022
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Riders of Fukuoka kitchen train can enjoy sights, crafts of prefecture
FUKUOKA — Kitchen trains have appeared on the railroad in the southern region of Fukuoka Prefecture ...
June 11, 2022
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