Japan In Focus
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Ehime: Cyclists Return to the Scenic Shimanami Road
IMABARI, Ehime — The Shimanami Kaido Cycling Road, which links six islands in the Seto Inland Sea, a...
December 25, 2020
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Experience Driving a Train in Yokohama
The Keikyu Museum in Yokohama’s Nishi Ward displays the history and appeal of the Keikyu Corp. priva...
December 22, 2020
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Kanagawa: Single Track Line Becomes Community’s Heart
YOKOHAMA — The Kodomonokuni Line is the only single-track train line of Tokyu Railways. Running 3.4...
December 22, 2020
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Nagasaki: Island’s Letterpress Printshop Finds Niche Market
NAGASAKI — A fourth-generation, 100-year-old printshop in the quaint Goto Islands of Nagasaki Prefec...
December 18, 2020
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Okayama: 350-year-old School Philosophy still Lives on
OKAYAMA — This year marks the 350th anniversary of the founding of the former Shizutani School, the ...
December 18, 2020
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Aichi: Ogre Masters Attract New Attention to Old Craft
TAKAHAMA, Aichi — Hisashi Hagiwara was working intently with a spatula in a quiet studio in Takahama...
December 15, 2020
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Tokyo: Cultural Values on Display at Indigo Exhibit
Clothing and accessories are often interpreted as forms of cultural expressions. But they can also b...
December 15, 2020
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Osaka: Osaka Bay Snaps to Life with Industrial Nighttime Scenery
OSAKA — The nighttime scenery of an industrial area on a stretch of Osaka Bay, with its illuminat...
December 11, 2020
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Tokyo: Looking into Origin of ‘Five-color’ Fudo Deities
"As I strolled around Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, where there are many temples and shrines, I found five...
December 8, 2020
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Goats Enjoy Rooftop Meals at Refurbished Zoological Park in Tokyo
A zoological park for children is to reopen Tuesday in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, after major refurbis...
December 7, 2020
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Fukui: Immersive additions in the works at dinosaur museum
FUKUI — Images of life-size dinosaurs will be projected on the walls of a new room at the Fukui Pref...
November 6, 2020
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