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Local Toyama railway celebrates girl, age 6, as its 100-millionth passenger
TOYAMA — Ainokaze Toyama Railway celebrated its 100-millionth passenger since its opening in March 2...
May 31, 2022
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Fukuoka keen to protect Amaou strawberry brand
FUKUOKA — Concerned parties in Fukuoka Prefecture have been making efforts to maintain the Amaou str...
May 28, 2022
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Yamaguchi: Handmade baskets wait for fireflies’ light show
YAMAGUCHI — If you take a walk in the Odono district of Yamaguchi City around this time of year, you...
May 28, 2022
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Osaka: Midosuji turning into even livelier pedestrian space
OSAKA — A main street in central Osaka City is about to be transformed into a pedestrian space in pr...
May 28, 2022
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Daiwa Securities Group to enhance paternity leave, president says
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. will bolster its paternity leave system by giving more paid holidays by ...
May 27, 2022
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Tokyo: Go down the rabbit hole of trusts through the ages
A trust, as a financial term, is a system in which someone entrusts their estate to a trustworthy th...
May 24, 2022
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Aomori: Explore vast expanses of Earth’s rocky history at Shimokita Geopark
AOMORI — The fascinating history of the Earth’s geological structure is laid bare in the Shimokita r...
May 24, 2022
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Kansai Airport to reveal new domestic area this autumn
OSAKA — The domestic flight area of Kansai International Airport’s Terminal 1 will open this autumn ...
May 22, 2022
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Unique hot spring touted as lure for health tourism
TAKETA, Oita — As Oita Prefecture touts itself as the top destination in Japan for onsen hot springs...
May 21, 2022
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Lake Biwa sightseeing craft celebrates 40 years
OTSU — The Michigan sightseeing ship, a paddle wheeler resembling a classic U.S. steamboat, is celeb...
May 21, 2022
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Tokyo: Printing process on display from cover to cover
Letterpress printing is a process that requires individual types, which are letters that are sometim...
May 17, 2022
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Volunteers clean Fukushima Pref. lakeshore for Golden Week
FUKUSHIMA — Roughly 260 local volunteers picked up trash around Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefect...
May 17, 2022
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Kyoto: Commemorating tiny lives, appreciating their great blessings
KYOTO — In the quiet precincts of a prestigious temple in Kyoto City you can find a very unusual mon...
May 14, 2022
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Okinawa: Flourishing Naha monorail to expand number of cars
NAHA — Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc. is installing additional platform doors at stations in Naha and ...
May 14, 2022
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Botanist Makino spent his golden years in Tokyo
World-famous Japanese botanist Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957) spent his last 30 years in Nerima Ward, T...
May 10, 2022
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