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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/19-7/25)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 18, 2024
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Artisans Craft Unique Buddhist Altar for Donald Keene; Urushi Lacquer Artist, Master Builder Combined Their Skills
A unique Buddhist altar with a hexagonal roof sits in a Kita Ward, Tokyo, apartment that for near...
July 17, 2024
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Secrets of Kyoto / Bent Walls And Monkey Statues: Kyoto’s Kimon Yoke Ward Off Demons; Traditional Installations Still Guard “Unlucky” Corners
The former residence of emperors, the Kyoto Imperial Palace, in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward, stands on a...
July 15, 2024
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/26-8/1)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 25, 2024
Donald Keene’s Legacy
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Artisans Craft Unique Buddhist Altar for Donald Keene; Urushi Lacquer Artist, Master Builder Combined Their Skills
A unique Buddhist altar with a hexagonal roof sits in a Kita Ward, Tokyo, apartment that for near...
July 17, 2024
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Rakugo Scholar Matthew Shores to Talk at Waseda University in Japanese about His Research; First in the Donald Keene Memorial Foundation Lecture Series
Matthew Shores, an American scholar of rakugo and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, wi...
May 20, 2024
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Peter Grilli, Long-time Friend of Donald Keene Devoted to Cultural Exchange between Japan, U.S., Shares Memories of Keene
Peter Grilli, a writer, documentary filmmaker, and former President of the Japan Society of Bosto...
April 20, 2024
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Walking Event Held in Kita Ward, Tokyo, where Keene Lived; Participants Felt Close to Japanologist’s Local Legacy
A walking event was held on March 20 in the city where Donald Keene lived. Keene's adopted son Se...
March 27, 2024
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Donald Keene Remembered for Decades of Friendship on Tokyo Shopping Street; Exhibit Features Shopkeepers’ Quotes about Late Scholar
An exhibit titled “My Neighbor Keene Sensei,” featuring memorable quotes from store owners and other...
March 13, 2024
Perspectives
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Secrets of Kyoto / Bent Walls And Monkey Statues: Kyoto’s Kimon Yoke Ward Off Demons; Traditional Installations Still Guard “Unlucky” Corners
The former residence of emperors, the Kyoto Imperial Palace, in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward, stands on a...
July 15, 2024
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LEGEND / How Hiroshi Fujioka Created A Fury As Kamen Rider; Reflecting On The Role That Spawned A 50-Year Franchise
“Kamen Rider” (Masked Rider) has been a monumental part of the tokusatsu genre of television prog...
July 11, 2024
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Letter from New York / The Changing Face of The City: New Immigrants Are Transforming New York
The following is an installment of the “Letter from New York” column by Jacob Margolies, The Yomi...
July 7, 2024
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Bamboo Coaster Makes its Lone Annual Appearance in Chiba Prefecture
For one day every year, the excited cries of riders on a handmade “roller coaster” sound out in a Ch...
July 4, 2024
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Single Style / Vegetable Gardening Heals Hearts, Creates Special Feelings of Fulfillment
Lately, I’ve been interested in vegetable gardening. My condominium does not have a garden, but i...
June 24, 2024
Ramen of Japan
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Marudebu Sohonten: Traditional Taste from 107-Year-Old Shop in Gifu City; One and Only Soy-Sauce Based Bowl Only ¥600
A ramen shop in downtown Gifu City has truly stood the test of time. Located in the central Japan...
June 13, 2024
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Haruka / Taste of Edo Period in Nihombashi; Bowl of Passion Served by Former Judoka
Nihombashi is an area of central Tokyo where you can feel the traditional atmosphere of Edo perio...
April 16, 2024
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Honma / Owner Hailing from Ramen Kingdom Yamagata Offers Variety of Dishes Fit for Royalty; Locally Sourced Ingredients Key to Authenticity
There’s a particular ramen restaurant near Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line. The owner, who...
March 13, 2024
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Shunsaido / Curry Broth Brims with 16 Spices, Seasonal Vegetables
“The curtain of night falls, the city lights up … ” It was a night that made me feel like singing a ...
January 26, 2024
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Brew / A Captivating Tag-team of Super-wide Noodles and Miso, with a Spicy Kick
Nagoya is known for its flat, wide kishimen noodles, but there is a ramen shop in the Aichi prefectu...
December 12, 2023
Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
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Walking through Japan’s Waterfall Paradise Created by Lava; Highly Carbonated Hot Springs Also Popular at Hida-Osaka in Gifu Pref.
HIDA-OSAKA, Gifu -- The roar of a waterfall pierces the serenity of the forest as the wind carrie...
June 30, 2024
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Japan’s Regional Confections Head Abroad in Box Subscription; Service Aims for Travel Experience via Mail
A subscription service that delivers boxes of regional Japanese confections, or wagashi, to anywh...
May 19, 2024
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Honda Logicom / Japan Firm with Toyota Ties Grows Kikurage Wood Ear Mushrooms to Fulfill Various Goals
A logistics company that mainly handles automobile parts for Toyota Motor Corp. is cultivating a new...
July 4, 2023
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Sakura Cherry Leaves Accent Japan Craft Gin from Sake Brewer
Only two years ago, a nearly 160-year-old sake brewery in Nagano Prefecture started a project to off...
March 15, 2023
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Gold-Knot / Gold Leaf Jewelry Turns Kanazawa Craft into Fashion Statement
Necklaces, earrings, and brooches covered with gold leaf shine with a delicate luster inside a Kanaz...
January 1, 2023
Decommissioning Fukushima
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Many Japanese Undecided on N-plants, Survey Says; U.S., U.K. Show Greater Enthusiasm for N-power
Japanese people tend to more often remain undecided on nuclear power plants than people in the Un...
March 31, 2024
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Decommissioning Fukushima / Fukushima Residents Seek More Publicity for Safety of Local Fish
The discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant belonging to Tokyo Elect...
May 6, 2023
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Decommissioning Fukushima / TEPCO Tightens Monitoring Ahead of Treated Water Release
When the cherry blossoms were in full bloom earlier than usual this year, I was again subjected to r...
May 3, 2023
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Decommissioning Fukushima / Nuclear Fuel Debris to be Removed, Tested in FY23
Exposed to the cold midwinter winds were the rebar on top of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) re...
February 8, 2023
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Decommissioning Fukushima / Disclosing Data on Flounder in Treated Water
During my visit to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, I stepped into a room that at first glan...
February 1, 2023
Weekly Edition
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/26-8/1)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 25, 2024
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/19-7/25)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 18, 2024
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/12-7/18)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 11, 2024
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/5-7/11)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 4, 2024
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (6/28-7/4)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
June 27, 2024
Vantage Point
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Triathlon-Loving Dutch Ambassador Cites Osaka Castle Race as Highlight
Dutch Ambassador to Japan Peter van der Vliet is a massive fan of triathlon. Six days a week, he swi...
April 2, 2023
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Vantage Point/ South Korean Ambassador Hopes to Try All Types of Japanese Ramen
South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yun Dukmin, 63, is a big fan of ramen and posts videos of himself e...
March 4, 2023
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NASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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Avid gardener now cultivates intl relations as envoy
Coming from a country with seasons that she describes as “hot, hot and hot,” it’s not surprising tha...
February 17, 2022
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Georgian envoy serves as bridge between 2 homelands
Teimuraz Lezhava believes his home country of Georgia and Japan, the country he has called home for ...
November 28, 2021
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