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Wakayama: Whaling town promotes cetacean tourism
TAIJI, Wakayama — A place known as “the town of whales” in Wakayama Prefecture offers the chance for...
February 12, 2022
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Miyagi: Bird enthusiast makes waterfowl research his life-long work
SENDAI — Holding a four-digit tally counter with one hand and his binoculars in the other, researche...
February 8, 2022
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Yamaguchi: Teen puts her heart into helping homeless cats
YAMAGUCHI — A 14-year-old girl is the head of a shelter for stray cats in Yamaguchi City. Himemo Te...
February 5, 2022
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Kyoto: Stepping-stones add flair to urban river crossing
KYOTO — The Kamo River runs about 23 kilometers from north to south in the middle of the urban area ...
February 5, 2022
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Niigata Pref. keen to take bread from people’s mouths — nicely!
NIIGATA — Late for school, a young girl bursts from her house with a slice of bread clamped between ...
February 3, 2022
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Saitama: Observing traditional soy sauce production
KAWAJIMA, Saitama — Surrounded by the Arakawa and Oppegawa rivers, the rural town of Kawajima in cen...
February 1, 2022
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Tochigi: Paleolithic campsites show early human lives
SANO, Tochigi — When did humans appear on the Japanese archipelago? According to the National Museum...
February 1, 2022
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Toyama: Bonfire tradition from Edo period
KUROBE, Toyama — Residents of a district in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, prayed for sound health in a ...
February 1, 2022
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Aomori restaurants, authorities try to reduce residents’ salt intake
AOMORI — A steady stream of female customers heads to the Menya Toromo ramen restaurant in Aomori Ci...
February 1, 2022
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Kagoshima: Farmer sees pumice problem as opportunity
ISEN, Kagoshima — Pumice ejected from the undersea volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba near the Ogasawara Islan...
January 28, 2022
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‘Smart island’ developing in Ehime
MATSUYAMA — A white electric cart slowly drove along a seaside road in December amid ripening citrus...
January 28, 2022
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Shiga: Finding creative solutions to plant predicament
NAGAHAMA, Shiga — A construction company has developed compost by collecting and fermenting aquatic ...
January 28, 2022
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Decommissioned sleeper train to reopen as Hokkaido guesthouse
HOKUTO, Hokkaido — Luxury sleeper train, the Hokutosei, is set to welcome customers again — this tim...
January 26, 2022
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Youngster cashes in on dad’s species-discovery Tweet
MATSUE — A father who took to Twitter to boast about his son’s discovery of a new species of shrimp ...
January 23, 2022
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Kagoshima: Islanders adapt traditional drinking ceremony to avoid cluster infections
YORON, Kagoshima — A ceremonial custom unique to parties on Yoron Island is for everyone to share th...
January 22, 2022
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