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Tokyo Artist Creates, Donates Kaleidoscope to Honor Chiune Sugihara
YAOTSU, Gifu — Artist Koji Yamami made a kaleidoscope to honor Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat who saved...
September 13, 2023
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‘Yamagata Sake and Nibbles’ Event Held for 1st Time in 4 Years
YAMAGATA — A two-day event, in which visitors can taste more than 100 kinds of sake produced in Yama...
September 13, 2023
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Outer Tokyo Railway Line a Symbol of Japan’s Industrial Development Past
As the sun sets over Tokyo Bay, an industrial area becomes lit up by lights which are brightly refle...
September 11, 2023
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‘Haikyu!!’ Characters Named to Help Promote Sendai
SENDAI — Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama, two characters from the popular volleyball manga “Haikyu!!...
September 6, 2023
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Saitama: Beigoma Tops Have Spun across Generations
“Ready? One, two, three!” Beigoma tops, made of steel with diameters of about 3 centimeters, spin a...
September 4, 2023
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Endangered Japanese Night Heron Chick Doing Well in Tochigi
NASU, Tochigi — A Japanese night heron chick hatched in July at Nasu Animal Kingdom in Nasu, Tochigi...
August 30, 2023
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Burger King Opens Temporary Outlet in Kanazawa
KANAZAWA — Burger King opened a temporary store in Kanazawa on Aug. 12, where it served two kinds of...
August 30, 2023
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Osaka: Blue Streetlights Have No Proof of Anti-Crime Effect
OSAKA — Blue streetlights once illuminated many street corners of the country’s shopping districts i...
August 26, 2023
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Shiga: Fireworks through Gaps of Fence
OTSU — Organizers of the Lake Biwa Fireworks Festival set up a fence surrounding the venue as a prec...
August 26, 2023
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Hyogo: Ex-yakuza Offices Become Cinema, Cake Shop
TAMBA, Hyogo — Amid a nationwide campaign to eliminate the yakuza, there is a movement to turn forme...
August 26, 2023
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Okayama: Stack 3 Balls … That’s Training Regimen for Baseball
ASAKUCHI, Okayama — A high school baseball team in Okayama Prefecture has adopted an unconventional ...
August 25, 2023
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Traditional Summer Festivals in 2 Nagano Cities Back in Full Swing Post-Pandemic
NAGANO — A pair of traditional summer festivals exemplifying the season’s events took place Aug. 5 i...
August 24, 2023
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Central Tokyo Railway Platform Shops Mark 60 Years of Noodle Sales
Soba noodle stands on railway platforms can brighten even the dullest of trips. “The Chiba-bound tr...
August 21, 2023
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Kagoshima: Amami Islanders Retrace Historic Dramatic Journey
KAGOSHIMA — Volunteers from Amami Oshima Island paddled the route taken by predecessors who made a s...
August 19, 2023
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Yamanashi: Special Service Marks 120th Anniversary of Kofu Station in Japan
East Japan Railway Co. on July 28 celebrated the 120th anniversary of the opening of Kofu Station in...
August 16, 2023
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