Japan In Focus
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Iwate: Junior high school students conduct marine survey with researchers
MORIOKA — The Iwate prefectural government’s coastal zone promotion bureau launched a program called...
September 21, 2021
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Wakayama city offers refreshing ‘fruit tourism’
KINOKAWA, Wakayama — One of the leading producers of peaches and hassaku citrus, Kinokawa, Wakayama ...
September 20, 2021
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Oita: City lacking hot spring uses sauna at hot draw
BUNGO-ONO, Oita — Even in the so-called “Onsen Prefecture” rich with hot spring resorts like Yufuin ...
September 20, 2021
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Okayama: Calf’s miraculous survival now symbol of hope
TSUYAMA, Okayama — A bronze statue has been erected to honor a calf that survived after being swept ...
September 20, 2021
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Scarecrows depicting female idol group adorn road in Aomori
AOMORI — Kakashi Road 280, an event that involves the display of decorative scarecrows along Nationa...
September 14, 2021
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Man battling leukemia makes dictionary for fading dialect
NAKAGAWA, Tochigi — A retired Japanese-language teacher fighting leukemia has created a dictionary f...
September 14, 2021
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Ancient Mackerel roads serve new purpose
OBAMA, Fukui — Kyoto and Nara, the landlocked ancient capitals of Japan, once received seafood thank...
September 12, 2021
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Kaizuka hoping to become drone ‘holy land’
KAIZUKA, Osaka — One of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was a light sho...
September 12, 2021
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A unique take on a wine label
KOSHU, Yamanashi — A person with disabilities has designed a wine label for one of the eight winerie...
September 7, 2021
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Volunteers help foreign families with school info
OYAMA, Tochigi — A voluntary organization in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, offered guidance on Aug. 22 ...
September 7, 2021
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Hyogo: Crossing religious barriers for gridiron glory
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — Visitors who pass through the dark green otorii, a 7-meter-high great gate standi...
September 4, 2021
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Mie: Night kayakers paddle out to see glowing creatures under a starry sky
OWASE, Mie — Sea kayak night tours are offered in Owase, Mie Prefecture, with bioluminescence of the...
September 4, 2021
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Tochigi: Shimotsuke offers insights on ancient Japan
The cultural and political center of Japan was in the Kinki region in western Japan during the Kofun...
August 31, 2021
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Nation’s blue jeans makers look to turn green
OKAYAMA — The leading denim fabric manufacturers in Okayama Prefecture are freeing themselves from t...
August 29, 2021
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Library preserves Pacific War memories
About 5,000 items left behind by soldiers who fought in the Pacific War, including a collection of n...
August 24, 2021
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