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Tokyo: Amazake Yokocho preserves Showa custom of selling sweet sake
Nihombashi-Ningyocho in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was once a thriving nightlife district that was home to a ...
March 30, 2021
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Tokyo: History of correct measurements on display
In our daily lives, we measure a variety of things, ranging from the amount of water and gas we use ...
March 30, 2021
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Wakayama: Working on sacred ground may bring healing
KOYA, Wakayama — A new project will be launched in the upcoming fiscal year that would allow visitor...
March 27, 2021
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Hiroshima: Visitors to Miyajima to pay island conservation tax
HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima — Millions of people from all corners of the globe have traveled to Miyajima ...
March 27, 2021
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Tokyo: Signboards show sales culture from olden days
The Showa Neon Takamura Kamban Museum has kept its lineup of antique kamban signboards arranged the ...
March 23, 2021
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Parents left in lurch as adoption agency abruptly closes
The sudden closure of a long-established adoption agency has perplexed parents who adopted children ...
March 23, 2021
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Kanagawa: Untangling secrets of Hakone’s puzzle boxes
HAKONE, Kanagawa Pref. — At the Hakone Karakuri Museum, guests turn into puzzle solvers. They can ho...
March 16, 2021
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Tokyo Tower: Sparkling symbol for hopes, dreams
If you view Tokyo Tower directly from above at night, you will see a bright orange X that sparkles i...
March 16, 2021
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Fukui: City of glasses aims to strengthen children’s vision
SABAE, Fukui — When university students called out, “Don’t touch your eyes with dirty hands” and “Ea...
March 13, 2021
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Hyogo: Park offers sightseeing tour around the world
HIMEJI, Hyogo — While many come to visit Himeji Castle, a popular UNESCO World Heritage site in Hime...
March 12, 2021
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Tokyo: How Togoshi-Ginza became 1st ‘Ginza’ outside famous shopping district
Tokyo has quite a few shopping streets named after Ginza — the foremost commercial district in the c...
March 9, 2021
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Tokyo: Museum conveys history of Kanda festival
Kanda Myojin shrine — the guardian deity of Edo, now Tokyo — is typically crowded with worshippers, ...
March 9, 2021
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Tokushima: Traditional puppet theater seeking new wave
TOKUSHIMA — Not willing to let the prolonged coronavirus crisis keep their traditional craft off the...
March 5, 2021
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Kagoshima: Drastic drop in invasive mongoose population on Amami Oshima island
KAGOSHIMA — No mongooses have been captured since one was caught in April 2018 on Amami Oshima islan...
March 5, 2021
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Osaka: Joruri practitioners create mascot characters to attract youth
OSAKA — Long a prosperous economic and cultural hub, Osaka is home to many traditional folk performi...
March 5, 2021
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