Japan In Focus
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Dinosaur Monuments Dressed Like Shogi Players Add Excitement to Ryuo Title Series
FUKUI — Two dinosaur monuments in Fukui were transformed into shogi players in hakama pants to co...
October 3, 2025
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Kiriko Festival Featuring Lantern Floats Among the Largest in Japan Held in Suzu
SUZU, Ishikawa — Four giant kiriko lantern floats were recently paraded in the Jike district of S...
October 1, 2025
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Nagasaki: Inspired by TV Drama, Local Group Plants Cosmos on Hill Overlooking Gunkanjima
NAGASAKI — A project is underway to create a cosmos field on a hill in Nagasaki where Hashima Isl...
September 27, 2025
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Tokyo Facility Founded in the Wake of Great Kanto Quake Spearheads Specialized Elder Care Efforts, Research for 100 Yrs
A five-minute walk west from Ring Road No. 8 through a quiet residential neighborhood, you’ll dis...
September 27, 2025
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Hiroshima: Microscopic Yamato Battleship Model Proves a Big Hit at Kure Museum
KURE, Hiroshima — A microscopic model of the World War II battleship Yamato is on display at the ...
September 27, 2025
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10,000 Fireworks Light Up Morioka Night Sky as Part of Traditional End of Summer Festival
MORIOKA — About 10,000 fireworks lit up the night sky at the Morioka Donpa fireworks festival, ma...
September 25, 2025
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Hiroshima: Race on Re-Created Pirate Boats of Murakami Suigun, Which Dominated Seto Inland Sea in Medieval Japan
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — A boat race was held on Innoshima Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture,...
September 20, 2025
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Hyogo: ‘Exit 8’ That Should Not Exist Appears Out of the Blue, Kobe Municipal Subway Collaborates with Movie of Same Name
KOBE — An exit that should not exist has appeared out of the blue in an underground passageway at...
September 20, 2025
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Fukuoka: Milky Way Illuminates Bus Ceilings in Northern Kyushu Region
SOEDA, Fukuoka — Passengers can look up and enjoy the Milky Way even during the day — providing t...
September 20, 2025
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Abeno Harukas Leads Southern Osaka Area Toward Reconstruction, Brilliance; Local Landmark Has Fascinating History
OSAKA — The silhouette of the Abeno Harukas in the center of the Osaka Plain cannot be missed eve...
September 20, 2025
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Showa-Style Coffee Shop Attracts Customers with ‘Naporitan’ Pasta Dish in Japan’s Utsunomiya
UTSUNOMIYA — After you walk a short distance from the neon lights of the many izakaya pubs and ba...
September 15, 2025
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Kumamoto: Grass Mowed into Shape of Fan Bearing Japanese Flag Seen on Mountain Slope in Aso
ASO, Kumamoto — An image of a fan bearing the Japanese flag has been created on the slope of a mo...
September 13, 2025
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Hyogo: Unique Form of Table Tennis Takes Hold in Hot Spring Town, Players Use Oke Wooden Buckets Instead of Rackets
TAMBA-SASAYAMA, Hyogo – Table tennis using oke wooden bath buckets instead of rackets is catching...
September 13, 2025
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Okayama: Taxis Promote Tactile Paving Blocks, Tell History of Revolutionary Invention Made by City Native
OKAYAMA — A taxi company in Okayama is commemorating the invention of tactile paving blocks for t...
September 13, 2025
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent: Dolls Embody Long History of Exquisite Artisanship
KYOTO — Master doll-maker Yoshiyuki Ohashi folded the arms of a doll forward from its shoulders a...
September 13, 2025
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