Japan In Focus
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Canal Cruise Boat Operations Kick Off in Toyama for 2024
The Yomiuri ShimbunA cruise boat that started this year’s operations at Fugan Canal Kansui Park is s...
April 10, 2024
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Tokyo Station’s Reconstructed Domes Bring Back Prestigious Tradition; Station Building Hotel Loved by Literary Giants
Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi Station Building stands out in the heart of the metropolis with its ma...
April 8, 2024
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Fetal Monitor Eyed to Enhance Healthcare in Bhutan; Team of Officials Visits Iwate Prefecture Hospital
NINOHE, Iwate — A group of officials from Bhutan, including obstetricians, visited a hospital in ...
April 3, 2024
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Mysterious Charm of Eye-Catching General Store Draws People In; Said to Have Several Thousand Items
Get off at Ekoda Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and walk along Ondai street toward Musashino...
April 1, 2024
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‘Snow Country’ Alight with Orange Lanterns; Festival to Foster Love of Home in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Pref.
MINAMI-UONUMA, Niigata — The Junior Chamber of International Yukiguni in the city of Minami-Uonum...
March 27, 2024
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Sake Cocktails on Offer at Paris Event Themed on Nagano Pref.; Aims to Raise Name Recognition
NAGANO — Sake Cocktail Week was held in Paris from March 5 to 11, offering limited-edition cockta...
March 27, 2024
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Tokyo Retro Show Exhibits Stationery From Showa Era; Trendy Games and Figures Representing Children’s Dreams on Display
As I was walking around the town of Kamata, which still retains the atmosphere of the Showa era (...
March 25, 2024
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Exhibits Exemplifying Evolution of Dinosaurs, Mammals on Display at Museum in Bando, Ibaraki Pref.; Total of 351 Items to be Shown
BANDO, Ibaraki — Impressive skeletal preparations, stuffed specimens and fossils are on display, ...
March 25, 2024
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Event Shows How to Put on 12-Layered Kimono; Noble Lady Clothes from Classical Japan
HAMAMATSU — An event demonstrating how to put on juni-hitoe — a style of kimono noble women wore ...
March 25, 2024
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Yokosuka: Classic Cars Available for Rent
Vintage cars are lined up along a prefectural road near the coastline on the Miura Peninsula in Y...
March 18, 2024
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Mie: Animal Welfare Concerns Alter 700-Year-Old Shinto Ritual
KUWANA, Mie — Concerns over animal welfare are prompting changes to a 700-year-old Shinto ritual ...
March 17, 2024
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Oita: Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama Celebrates 100th Birthday
OITA — Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. who served as leader in the 1990s, celebrated his...
March 16, 2024
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Naomi Watanabe Introduces Charm of Ibaraki Pref. to Tourists from Taiwan
OARAI, Ibaraki — TV personality and Ibaraki Prefecture native Naomi Watanabe participated in an e...
March 13, 2024
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Aomori Pref. Local Performing Arts Festival Attracts 400 People; Performances Include Traditional ‘Wild Horse’ Dance
IMABETSU, Aomori — A festival was held that featured local performing arts for a performance in I...
March 13, 2024
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Giant Tires Become Giant Monsters at Tokyo Park; Monuments, Play Equipment Among the Unique Attractions Featured at the Park
Back in the Showa era (1926-1989), half-buried old car tires reminiscent of kamaboko fish loaf we...
March 11, 2024
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