Japan In Focus
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One of the Largest Jomon Pit Houses Unearthed
HACHINOHE, Aomori — Remains of a 15-meter pit house were discovered in the Matsugasaki ruin, wher...
November 6, 2024
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Showa-era Coffee Shop Takes Customers Back in Time
While the Ueno district in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is well-known for its museums, zoo and Ameyoko shop...
November 5, 2024
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Fukuoka: Tour De Kyushu Cyclists Race through 3 Prefs; Racing around Beautiful Locations across Kyushu
MUNAKATA, Fukuoka — The Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2024, an international bicycle road race, was held ...
November 2, 2024
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Kochi: Ultra Marathon Draws 2,200 Runners; Participants Tackle 100km, 60km Routes That Included Shimanto River
SHIMANTO, Kochi — More than 2,200 runners took part in an ultra marathon event in Shimanto City a...
November 2, 2024
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Wakayama: Sumo Wrestlers Come on Autumn Jungyo Tour; 3,600 Fans Attend Performance, Meet Athletes Close-Up
WAKAYAMA — A large group of sumo wrestlers recently visited Wakayama City for an event called the...
November 2, 2024
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent / Sculptor Creates Buddhist Statues Filled with Unchanging Beauty; Artist Makes Exquisite Works
KYOTO — On a late September day, after the burning heat of summer had subsided, as evening approa...
November 2, 2024
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Hokkaido Event Held to Commemorate Centennial of Seikan Otaru Factory No.3 Warehouse; Extra Transport Boats Operated
OTARU, Hokkaido — A three-day event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the...
October 30, 2024
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Shop Still Bakes Taiyaki Using the ‘ipponzuri’ Method
In a corner of a shopping street lined with a variety of stores in high-end residential area Azab...
October 29, 2024
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Bargain Sale Event for Nambu Tekki Iron Products Held in Iwate Prefecture; Over 2,000 Discounted Products on Sale
OSHU, Iwate — Nambu Tekki Matsuri, an annual autumn event at which local Nambu Tekki specialty ir...
October 23, 2024
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Sipping Locally Produced Sake at Nagano Event
SUWA, Nagano — An event in which sake-sipping participants stroll along a closed-off stretch of h...
October 23, 2024
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Okinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year
NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...
October 19, 2024
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Yokohama Lighthouse Safely Guiding Ships for 130 Years; Oldest Existing Lighthouse in Tokyo Bay
YOKOHAMA — For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered saf...
October 15, 2024
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Fukui: Hokuriku Shinkansen Up-And-Coming as ‘Detour’ Route as Tokaido Shinkansen Alternative
FUKUI / TSURUGA, Fukui — Extended to Tsuruga Station on March 16, the Hokuriku Shinkansen is an u...
October 14, 2024
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Cutting of Deer Antlers Performed in Nara; Edo Period Ritual Practiced for Peaceful Coexistence
NARA — An event to ritually cut the antlers of deer living in Nara Park is running through Monday...
October 13, 2024
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Nagasaki: Ceremony for Victims of Korean Jeju Massacre Held on Tsushima
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — A ceremony to remember the victims of a 1948 government crackdown in Jeju, S...
October 13, 2024
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