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Artist Allan West Portrays Nature’s Splendor with Japanese Paints, but in His World, Plants Aren’t Just Plants
Allan West entered the room backgrounded by a calming painting of a flowering plum tree draped in...
May 8, 2025
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Pioneer Kumamoto Building Multilingual Disaster Support Network for Growing Foreign Population; System Provides Nationwide Model
KUMAMOTO — Local governments and communities of foreign residents in Kumamoto Prefecture are coll...
May 18, 2025
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Foodex Offers Palate Teasers for Culinary Trends
Hungry for something new? How about some braised kangaroo tail or eringi mushroom chips or teriya...
May 14, 2025
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Art Sanctuary Allan West
By Kenneth Valencich / The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] Art Sanctuary Allan West is a ...
May 16, 2025
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/16-5/22)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
May 15, 2025
Donald Keene’s Legacy
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Photo Exhibit Highlights Donald Keene’s Ties to Kyu-Furukawa Gardens, with Bonus Section Tracing His Life in Pictures
A photo exhibit about Donald Keene and the Kyu-Furukawa Gardens in Kita Ward, Tokyo, has opened a...
March 26, 2025
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Donald Keene’s Son Puts Basho to Music at Performance in Tokyo; Marking Date His Father Became a Japanese Citizen
A shamisen performance by Seiki Keene, the adopted son of Japanologist Donald Keene, was held in ...
March 10, 2025
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Keene’s Love for Karuizawa Spanned Over Half Century; Quiet Place to Work, Interact with Great Authors
Japan scholar Donald Keene’s devotion to the famous summer resort of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture...
February 24, 2025
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Tokyo Exhibition Explores Yukio Mishima, Donald Keene friendship; Organized by Gakushuin Women’s College Students
An exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first meeting between Japanese literary ...
November 25, 2024
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Serendipitous “Genji” Encounter Changed Keene’s Life; Exhibition Shows Work’s Charms Through Scholar’s Eyes
An exhibition focusing on the connection between Donald Keene (1922-2019), who played a major rol...
October 16, 2024
Perspectives
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Pioneer Kumamoto Building Multilingual Disaster Support Network for Growing Foreign Population; System Provides Nationwide Model
KUMAMOTO — Local governments and communities of foreign residents in Kumamoto Prefecture are coll...
May 18, 2025
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Foodex Offers Palate Teasers for Culinary Trends
Hungry for something new? How about some braised kangaroo tail or eringi mushroom chips or teriya...
May 14, 2025
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Artist Allan West Portrays Nature’s Splendor with Japanese Paints, but in His World, Plants Aren’t Just Plants
Allan West entered the room backgrounded by a calming painting of a flowering plum tree draped in...
May 8, 2025
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Yuichiro Miura: I Challenge My Limits on Mountains; Overcoming Serious Illness, Aiming for French Alps Next
At the age of 92, Yuichiro Miura, a professional skier and adventurer, exercises for about an hou...
April 30, 2025
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Kyotographie Highlights Humanity Through Historic Scenography
KYOTO — “Kyotographie,” an annual international photography festival, kicked off in Kyoto City ea...
April 27, 2025
Ramen of Japan
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Akari / Perfect Bowl of Kosyu Jidori Chicken to Fill You Up; Beautiful Ramen Created by Former Yakitori Shop Owner
I saw the statue of Takeda Shingen, a warlord from the Warring States period, at the south exit o...
December 5, 2024
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Number Nine 09 / Seafood Mazesoba Offers Delight Through Various Flavors; New Charm in Historical Soka
“Soka is becoming a ramen battleground with more and more delicious ramen shops opening up,” I wa...
November 15, 2024
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YUJI Ramen TOKYO / Ramen Shop’s Unique ‘Tunakotsu’ Broth Made from Tuna Bones is Popular for its Rich, Light Taste
It is common for ramen to be served with “tonkotsu” broth, which is made from pig bones. But YUJI...
October 25, 2024
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Teuchi Mensai Kamei / Handmade Noodles with Essence of Sanuki Udon
The sound of noodles being cut echoed through the beautiful ramen shop. It was like background mu...
August 20, 2024
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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
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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TEPCO to Remove Fukushima Nuclear Debris for 2nd Time; Sample to be Taken from Different Spot in No. 2 Reactor
Nuclear fuel debris will be removed from the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power p...
March 20, 2025
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Fukushima N-plant Decommissioning Work Enters New Stage; Challenge of Removing Debris Plain to See
I visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for th...
December 16, 2024
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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
Weekly Edition
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/16-5/22)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
May 15, 2025
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/9-5/15)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 8, 2025
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/2-5/8)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 1, 2025
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/25-5/1)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 24, 2025
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The Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/18-4/24)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 17, 2025
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
Video
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Art Sanctuary Allan West
By Kenneth Valencich / The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] Art Sanctuary Allan West is a ...
May 16, 2025
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Longevity, Good Fortune in Art Shining at Sannomaru Shozokan
The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is now filled ...
February 4, 2025
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Japanese Woman Supports Single Mothers in Rwanda
Rwanda realized remarkable reconstruction after the 1994 genocide. Yet, nearly half of its popula...
January 29, 2025
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Matsumoto Castle: Black Tower Surrounded by Japan’s Snowy Alps
Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is one of Japan’s 12 “original structure” castl...
December 10, 2024
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Matsushiro Castle Ruins: Gateway to Japanese History
Matsushiro Castle was built in the 16th century in what is now Matsushiro, Nagano Pref. It was th...
December 10, 2024
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