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Tokyo: Learning more about early days of Shinkansen trains
As I was walking through a quiet residential area in Kokubunji, Tokyo, an old-fashioned Shinkansen t...
June 22, 2021
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Aomori: A ‘swallowtail butterfly of light’
MUTSU, Aomori — The observation deck near the top of the 878-meter Mt. Kamafuse, the highest peak on...
June 22, 2021
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Ishikawa: Fishing fleet sets off to catch squid in Sea of Japan
NOTO, Ishikawa — Flying big-catch flags, six squid-fishing boats departed from a port in Noto, Ishik...
June 22, 2021
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Nara: Ancient assassination plots and ball games
SAKURAI, Nara – Tucked into the side of a forested hill in central Nara Prefecture, Tanzan Shrine ha...
June 19, 2021
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Shimane: Head-turning David statue gets another day
KURE, Hiroshima/OKUIZUMO, Shimane — A controversial replica of Michelangelo’s David has been resurre...
June 19, 2021
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Aichi: 91-year-old woman continues traditional tie-dyeing craft
KARIYA, Aichi — A 91-year-old woman in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, works for five to eight hours every...
June 15, 2021
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Castle’s ‘unique’ point seen in another castle
KOCHI — Is Kochi Castle “the only place where you can capture both an otemon main gate and a castle...
June 12, 2021
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Traditional silk weaving gets global spotlight
KYOTANGO, Kyoto — “I was surprised by how much the French respect silk.” So said Hideyuki Imai, chai...
June 12, 2021
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Chiba: Film immortalizes school fight song composer
CHIBA — The life of a young man who composed a famous sports tune for his high school will be immort...
June 8, 2021
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For rent: Entire island ryokan inn, ¥1 million a night
A Japanese ryokan inn is offering a rental plan for an entire island at a cost of ¥1 million for an ...
June 6, 2021
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Koto harps to be made with tree from castle
The Yomiuri ShimbunMusician Kiyoshi Ibukuro holds his original koto harp. By Mari Asada / Yomiuri Sh...
June 5, 2021
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Hearts and feet go into crafting Nara ink sticks
NARA — Sometimes an ink is not what you think. For the sumi ink used in Japanese calligraphy, this i...
June 5, 2021
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Saitama: Finding marine fossils in landlocked Saitama
Around 15 million years ago, the area now known as Saitama Prefecture was located somewhere in the b...
June 1, 2021
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Iwate: Course to nurture disaster prevention specialists opens
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — An annual training course created to nurture disaster prevention specialists...
June 1, 2021
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Miyagi: Aging wine undersea speeds maturing
MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi — A winery in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, adopted a method of undersea...
June 1, 2021
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