Japan In Focus
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Chiba: Museum serves up nostalgia-packed dioramas
SAKURA, Chiba — Life-size replicas of a retro theater counter, a barbershop and a cafe await visito...
January 1, 2023
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Fukuoka: Movie theater screens first film after burning down
KITAKYUSHU — A long-established Kitakyushu movie theater held a special screening in a hotel in the ...
December 26, 2022
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Fukuoka: Market recovering step by step after 2 large fires
KITAKYUSHU — The Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, has had a brick-paved plaza installed ...
December 24, 2022
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Tokushima: ‘Bubble man’ awaits response from Guinness
MATSUSHIGE, Tokushima — A man locally known as “the bubble man” recently attempted to break a Guinne...
December 17, 2022
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Yamaguchi: Sea urchin nuisance becomes income source for fishermen
NAGATO, Yamaguchi — Opinions of the purple sea urchin — a source of much annoyance for fishermen due...
December 17, 2022
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Tokyo: Tense exhibition of classified wartime documents
The Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is home to about 1...
December 14, 2022
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Osaka to expand smoking-ban areas before Expo
OSAKA — The Osaka city government is set to expand a street smoking ban as part of preparations for ...
December 12, 2022
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Yokohama-born astronaut Noguchi tells children about space and ramen
YOKOHAMA — Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been appointed the honorary director of the Cupnoodles museu...
December 11, 2022
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Danjiri float donated to Tochigi town consecrated at local shrine
MASHIKO, Tochigi — Members of a local society consecrated a danjiri float as part of a ceremony at H...
December 11, 2022
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Gifu: Parents, children plant 25 sakura saplings in park
GERO, Gifu — Local parents and children planted cherry tree saplings at Maruyama Park in Gero, Gifu ...
December 11, 2022
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Akita dance competition celebrates launch of new Sakihokore rice variety
DAISEN, Akita — A dance competition to celebrate the full launch of a new variety of rice took place...
December 11, 2022
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Yamanashi: Kofu samurai gathering returns after three years
KOFU —The annual Shingen-ko Festival, referred to as “the largest samurai parade in the world,” was ...
December 11, 2022
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Nagano: Cow milking, soft serve feature at ranch festival
NAGAWA, Nagano — A farm in the town of Nagawa, Nagano Prefecture, held its annual ranch festival at ...
December 11, 2022
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Iwate: Time capsule unsealed 30 yrs after tunnel opening
OFUNATO, Iwate — A time capsule has been opened some 30 years after it was buried to mark the openin...
December 11, 2022
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Tokyo: Old phones provide talking points for older users
The NTT Docomo History Square in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, is home to about 250 mobile phones, ranging fro...
December 7, 2022
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