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Aichi: 91-year-old woman continues traditional tie-dyeing craft
KARIYA, Aichi — A 91-year-old woman in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, works for five to eight hours every...
June 15, 2021
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Castle’s ‘unique’ point seen in another castle
KOCHI — Is Kochi Castle “the only place where you can capture both an otemon main gate and a castle...
June 12, 2021
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Traditional silk weaving gets global spotlight
KYOTANGO, Kyoto — “I was surprised by how much the French respect silk.” So said Hideyuki Imai, chai...
June 12, 2021
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Chiba: Film immortalizes school fight song composer
CHIBA — The life of a young man who composed a famous sports tune for his high school will be immort...
June 8, 2021
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For rent: Entire island ryokan inn, ¥1 million a night
A Japanese ryokan inn is offering a rental plan for an entire island at a cost of ¥1 million for an ...
June 6, 2021
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Koto harps to be made with tree from castle
The Yomiuri ShimbunMusician Kiyoshi Ibukuro holds his original koto harp. By Mari Asada / Yomiuri Sh...
June 5, 2021
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Hearts and feet go into crafting Nara ink sticks
NARA — Sometimes an ink is not what you think. For the sumi ink used in Japanese calligraphy, this i...
June 5, 2021
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Saitama: Finding marine fossils in landlocked Saitama
Around 15 million years ago, the area now known as Saitama Prefecture was located somewhere in the b...
June 1, 2021
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Iwate: Course to nurture disaster prevention specialists opens
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — An annual training course created to nurture disaster prevention specialists...
June 1, 2021
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Miyagi: Aging wine undersea speeds maturing
MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi — A winery in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, adopted a method of undersea...
June 1, 2021
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Ovenproof folk art yields fluffy baked eggs
The Hokkori Shokudo Tsunagarune restaurant stands neatly along the river in the Tamatsukuri Onsen ho...
June 1, 2021
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Saitama: Museum depicts thriving Edo river transport
The Nakagawa Bansho inspection facility played a vital role keeping track of ships coming and going ...
May 25, 2021
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Fukushima’s Spa Resort Hawaiians starts online hula school for children
IWAKI, Fukushima — The Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex has launched an online program to teach ...
May 25, 2021
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Hiroshima: Paper planes carry wishes from mountaintop tower
JINSEKI-KOGEN, Hiroshima — Tiny flying objects dot the sky surrounding Mt. Yonami in Jinseki-Kogen, ...
May 22, 2021
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Kagawa: Sleeper train cars to lodge pilgrims
KANONJI, Kagawa — Two retired sleeper train cars that had been left out in the open for about seven ...
May 22, 2021
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