Japan In Focus
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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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Hiroshima: Hiroshima Unearths Pre-tragedy Traces of Life
HIROSHIMA -- The area around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park -- symbolized by the Atomic Bomb D...
December 4, 2020
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Kumamoto: Quake-hit Kumamoto Castle to Open Next Spring
KUMAMOTO -- Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged in an earthquake, has largely completed restoratio...
December 4, 2020
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Tokyo’s Koreatown a Multinational Melting Pot for Foreign Students
"Crash Landing on You" and "Itaewon Class" -- just hearing these South Korean TV drama titles cau...
December 1, 2020
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Kanagawa: Authentic Artifacts Tell EurAsia’s Diverse Story
Eurasia collectively refers to both Europe and Asia, and the Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures...
December 1, 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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