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Wakayama: Sumo Wrestlers Come on Autumn Jungyo Tour; 3,600 Fans Attend Performance, Meet Athletes Close-Up
WAKAYAMA — A large group of sumo wrestlers recently visited Wakayama City for an event called the...
November 2, 2024
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent / Sculptor Creates Buddhist Statues Filled with Unchanging Beauty; Artist Makes Exquisite Works
KYOTO — On a late September day, after the burning heat of summer had subsided, as evening approa...
November 2, 2024
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Hokkaido Event Held to Commemorate Centennial of Seikan Otaru Factory No.3 Warehouse; Extra Transport Boats Operated
OTARU, Hokkaido — A three-day event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the...
October 30, 2024
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Shop Still Bakes Taiyaki Using the ‘ipponzuri’ Method
In a corner of a shopping street lined with a variety of stores in high-end residential area Azab...
October 29, 2024
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Bargain Sale Event for Nambu Tekki Iron Products Held in Iwate Prefecture; Over 2,000 Discounted Products on Sale
OSHU, Iwate — Nambu Tekki Matsuri, an annual autumn event at which local Nambu Tekki specialty ir...
October 23, 2024
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Sipping Locally Produced Sake at Nagano Event
SUWA, Nagano — An event in which sake-sipping participants stroll along a closed-off stretch of h...
October 23, 2024
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Okinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year
NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...
October 19, 2024
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Yokohama Lighthouse Safely Guiding Ships for 130 Years; Oldest Existing Lighthouse in Tokyo Bay
YOKOHAMA — For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered saf...
October 15, 2024
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Fukui: Hokuriku Shinkansen Up-And-Coming as ‘Detour’ Route as Tokaido Shinkansen Alternative
FUKUI / TSURUGA, Fukui — Extended to Tsuruga Station on March 16, the Hokuriku Shinkansen is an u...
October 14, 2024
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Cutting of Deer Antlers Performed in Nara; Edo Period Ritual Practiced for Peaceful Coexistence
NARA — An event to ritually cut the antlers of deer living in Nara Park is running through Monday...
October 13, 2024
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Nagasaki: Ceremony for Victims of Korean Jeju Massacre Held on Tsushima
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — A ceremony to remember the victims of a 1948 government crackdown in Jeju, S...
October 13, 2024
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Shimane: Japan Rail Company Start Hands-on Train Driver Experience on Real Tracks; Costs ¥100,000 Per Person
MATSUE — Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture has started an event that provides a han...
October 5, 2024
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent / Japanese Candlemaker Brightens Future by Traditional Flame
KYOTO — The candle’s reddish flame faintly, beautifully illuminates the face of a maiko apprentic...
October 5, 2024
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“Legendary” 94-Year-Old Street Performer in Wheelchair Draws Crowd; Hakodate Native Dancer Returns to Birth City after Successful Tours Abroad
HAKODATE, Hokkaido — A street performance by a legendary 94-year-old performer in a wheelchair at...
October 2, 2024
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Traditional Furniture Popular with Young People; Tokyo Antique Store Attracts Youth with Traditional Furniture, Chabudai Table
Under the eaves of a store in a quiet residential area in the Kitazawa district of Setagaya Ward,...
October 1, 2024
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