Japan In Focus
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Tokushima: Reservoir emerges as hot spot for water sports
MIYOSHI, Tokushima — Former Japanese national rafting team members have started a rental service for...
August 22, 2021
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Yamaguchi: Students make T-shirts using leftover threads
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi — Students have developed T-shirts using leftover threads from a clothing-man...
August 22, 2021
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Hyogo: New aquarium to open in Kobe
KOBE — Kobe Port Museum, a cultural facility featuring a high-tech aquarium under construction at th...
August 22, 2021
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Pinpointing history of thin tube acupuncture
Sugiyama Waichi (1610-94) is said to be the man behind the spread of the kanshinjutsu acupuncture me...
August 17, 2021
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City receives crosswalk safety flag donation for children
YAITA, Tochigi — A donation of 500 traffic crossing flags was made on July 26 to the city of Yaita, ...
August 17, 2021
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Students take real bite out of the Jomon period
NOBORIBETSU, Hokkaido — Two high school students in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, and a local confectionery...
August 17, 2021
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Kumamoto: Anime fans help fund restoration of temple
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — Fans of the anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends” from across Japan helped fund th...
August 14, 2021
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Shiga: Local students in pottery town give art a spin
KOKA, Shiga — A high school in one of Japan’s oldest pottery-producing areas has been recruiting stu...
August 14, 2021
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Kagawa: Exploring the jewels in the Seto Inland Sea
TAKAMATSU — Thanks to the popularity of the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held once every thre...
August 8, 2021
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Kanagawa: Youngsters battle N.Z. Olympic soccer squads in online matches
ATSUGI, Kanagawa — The New Zealand men’s and women’s national soccer teams, which held training in A...
August 3, 2021
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Akita: Hanko maker keeps traditions, takes on new trends
AKITA — Jyukyu Horie is the fifth president of the well-established company Horie, a hanko seals mak...
August 3, 2021
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Ruler’s luxury gold tea room to be restored in Kyushu historic site
KARATSU, Saga — The gold tea room used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the late 16th-century warlord who unif...
August 1, 2021
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Can unwholesome corporate culture of Mitsubishi Electric be reformed?
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has established a new management structure following serial revelations of...
August 1, 2021
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Reaching the Ishizuchi summit of selflessness
SAIJO, Ehime — One myth states the deity Ishizuchihiko no Mikoto — the son of Izanagi no Mikoto and ...
August 1, 2021
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Saitama: The priceless beauty of commemorative coins
In addition to the nation’s currency, the Saitama branch of the Japan Mint also produces decorative ...
July 20, 2021
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