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Volcanic island shows heart-shaped reef only in winter
MATSUE — A heart-shaped reef has resurfaced on the shore of Daikonshima Island situated in Lake Naka...
January 7, 2023
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Sagi-ike Pond gets airing out
NARA — Sagi-ike Pond in Nara Park is being drained and dried out under the sun in order to improve t...
January 7, 2023
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Pandas to depart for China next month amid thanks
SHIRAHAMA, Wakayama — Giant pandas Eimei, Ouhin and Touhin will leave their current home at a theme ...
January 7, 2023
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Water quality to be improved in noted pond
NARA — With Kofukuji Temple’s five-story pagoda reflecting on its surface, Sarusawa Pond is one of N...
January 7, 2023
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Keio founder Fukuzawa’s perspective on display
Last year marked 150 years since the founder of Keio University Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) publish...
January 5, 2023
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Tochigi Pref. steps up support for veteran Japanese-language tutors to go online
UTSUNOMIYA — To provide foreign residents with more opportunities to learn Japanese, the Tochigi pre...
January 4, 2023
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Kanagawa: Golden glow of sophisticated Rimpa school art
HAKONE, Kanagawa — At the top of a steep mountain road in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, a visitor is ...
January 2, 2023
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Local company in Nagano turning old house, community center into ‘decentralized hotel’
NAGANO — A project is underway to convert a vacant old house and an aging public facility into accom...
January 1, 2023
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Folk dances added to UNESCO heritage list performed in Niigata Prefecture
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata — Two folk dances from Niigata Prefecture that have been added to UNESCO’s Inta...
January 1, 2023
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Former school repurposed as wooden toy museum in Nagano
KISO, Nagano — A wood-built elementary school has reopened as a wooden toy museum 25 years after its...
January 1, 2023
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Chiba: Museum serves up nostalgia-packed dioramas
SAKURA, Chiba — Life-size replicas of a retro theater counter, a barbershop and a cafe await visito...
January 1, 2023
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Fukuoka: Movie theater screens first film after burning down
KITAKYUSHU — A long-established Kitakyushu movie theater held a special screening in a hotel in the ...
December 26, 2022
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Fukuoka: Market recovering step by step after 2 large fires
KITAKYUSHU — The Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, has had a brick-paved plaza installed ...
December 24, 2022
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Tokushima: ‘Bubble man’ awaits response from Guinness
MATSUSHIGE, Tokushima — A man locally known as “the bubble man” recently attempted to break a Guinne...
December 17, 2022
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Yamaguchi: Sea urchin nuisance becomes income source for fishermen
NAGATO, Yamaguchi — Opinions of the purple sea urchin — a source of much annoyance for fishermen due...
December 17, 2022
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