Japan In Focus
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Railway Snowplow Made in 1929 Gets Ready for Snow Season; Test Run Begins for Familiar Winter Sight on Kuroishi, Aomori Pref., Railway
HIROSAKI, Aomori — A test run of a railway snowplow was conducted on Konan Tetsudo Co.’s Konan Li...
December 25, 2024
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Hokkaido Woodworker Crafts Wooden Bike Frame; Designed to be More Comfortable, Easier on Rider’s Legs, Waist
HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido — Kobo Pecker, a woodworking studio in Higashikawa, Hokkaido, has started a...
December 25, 2024
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Good Ol’ Amazake Shop Warms Hearts of Tokyoites; Healthy Drink Can Be Enjoyed Cold or Hot
To get to a quaint amazake sweet sake shop, walk across Hijiribashi bridge from Tokyo’s JR Ochano...
December 24, 2024
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Fukuoka: 3 Asian Elephants Go on Public Display at Fukuoka Zoo; Animals Have Arrived after Years of Delays
FUKUOKA — Three Asian elephants have gone on public display at the Fukuoka Zoo in Fukuoka. It has...
December 21, 2024
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Kagawa: Technology Developed to Make Paper Out of Udon Noodles Set for Disposal; Thinner, Lighter than Ordinary Paper
TAKAMATSU — A technology was developed to make paper using udon noodles set to be discarded in Ka...
December 21, 2024
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Kyoto: Eel Statues Guard Entrance at Shrine; Worshipers Venerate These Fish as Messengers of Deity
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe statues of eels on both sides are seen in front of the torii gate at the Mish...
December 21, 2024
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JR Tourist Train Makes 1st Visits to Local Stations in Akita, Iwate; Performances Welcome Tourist Train to Stations
AKITA — Hinabi Hachimantai, a tourist train operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), ran on ...
December 18, 2024
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Non-Japanese Residents Ready to Respond to Disasters
YAMAGATA — An annual event to educate foreign residents about how to respond when a disaster stri...
December 18, 2024
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Tokyo Steak House Serves Aged Meat Loved by International Wrestlers; Superstar Wrestlers Adorn Walls in Meguro Restaurant
The Meguro branch of the highly rated Ribera Steak House restaurant is popular not only among mea...
December 16, 2024
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Hiroshima: New Soccer Stadium Invigorates City Center; near Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Castle
HIROSHIMA — Bustling with spectators, a soccer stadium that opened in the heart of Hiroshima in F...
December 14, 2024
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Nagasaki: Volunteer Group Recycles Many Origami Cranes for Atomic Bomb Victims; Spreads Wish for Peace in Different Form
NAGASAKI — Thousands of origami cranes strung together that visitors donate to the Nagasaki Natio...
December 14, 2024
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Shimane; Job Posting Website Used to Attract New Residents; Advertising Part-Time Jobs at Local Companies
OKUIZUMO, Shimane — A municipality in Shimane Prefecture, which is suffering from population decl...
December 14, 2024
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Rare Amano Persimmons Now at Peak in Shizuoka Pref.; Fruit Has Been Cultivated in District for 100 Years
IZUNOKUNI, Shizuoka — The harvest of Amanogaki persimmons, called “rare persimmons” as they seldo...
December 13, 2024
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Japan’s Cheapest Amusement Park in Maebashi Offers Fun-Filled Nostalgia; Loved by Visitors Since its Opening in 1954
MAEBASHI — Just a stone’s throw away from the Gunma prefectural government building, there is an ...
December 10, 2024
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent / Handweaving Artisan Uses His Skill to Repair Cultural Properties
KYOTO — An artisan briskly moves his hands and feet to the rhythmic clatter of a loom set with be...
December 9, 2024
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