General News
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Preservation of ‘Totoro’s Forest’ threatened as volunteers age
SAITAMA — The Totoro no Furusato Foundation faces a growing challenge preserving Sayama Hills, known...
December 2, 2021
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Family ties
The finishing touches are being put on New Year entrance ornaments, known as shimekazari and believe...
December 1, 2021
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Ex-navy officer recalls attack on Pearl Harbor, conversion against war
Dec. 8 marks 80 years since the Japanese Imperial Navy made a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fl...
December 1, 2021
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Exhibition of origami ninja stars sets Guinness record
An exhibition of origami ninja stars in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, was certified as a Guinness World Re...
December 1, 2021
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Osaka prefectural assembly members to get cost-saving pins
OSAKA — The material for the Osaka prefectural assembly members’ pins is to be changed to wood, in p...
December 1, 2021
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Job fair with participants’ faces fully covered breaks down barriers
A unique job fair was held in which the faces of students and company representatives were fully cov...
November 30, 2021
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Training exercise to remove pumice held in waters near Tokyo
TATEYAMA, Chiba — A training exercise to gather and remove pumice from the water was held off southe...
November 30, 2021
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Distant relative of Commodore Perry thanks Shikoku resident for creating replica U.S. flag
SAIJO, Ehime — A man who made a replica of a 19th-century American flag that was destroyed during Wo...
November 29, 2021
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Winter festivals return amid fewer coronavirus cases
Local festivals and events that were canceled or curtailed last winter are being resumed as coronavi...
November 29, 2021
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New Year creations
Kenji Oda, 66, a craftsman of Hakata-ningyo Japanese dolls, is making ohajiki marbles for the New Ye...
November 29, 2021
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Tour of Japan’s National Stadium knocks it out of the park
A tour of Tokyo’s National Stadium has been popular as the tickets have been continuously sold out. ...
November 29, 2021
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Standing out
Craftsperson displays hagoita battledores, a good luck charm for the New Year, at a hagoita maker in...
November 28, 2021
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Slain doctor remembered for his work, legacy in Afghanistan
A memorial service for Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor killed two years ago while carrying out h...
November 28, 2021
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Passion for inclusivity leads college students to victory in Japan presentation contest
Two young women shared their ideas about how to help hearing impaired students take school classes, ...
November 28, 2021
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Kotatsu with a view
Two women happily share an oden hot-pot as they keep cozy sitting at a kotatsu heated table on the o...
November 28, 2021
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