Perspectives
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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
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Disaster Preparedness / Prepare for Quake-Induced Long-Term Water Outages by Stockpiling Water; Aim For 3 Liters Per Person Per Day
A major earthquake could heavily damage water facilities and knock out the supply. Restoring wate...
June 20, 2024
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Historic Buildings in Tokyo Opened to Public For Architecture Festival
The Tokyo Architecture Festival, an event that allows the general public to enter notable buildin...
June 16, 2024
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Secrets of Kyoto / Tracing the Many Incarnations of the Imperial Palace Over More than a 1,000-Year Period
The Japanese word “Gosho” refers to the Imperial Palace. Gosho initially was just the addition of...
June 10, 2024
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Japanese Supermarket Becomes Place for Japanese, Muslims to Interact; Offers Halal-certified Products Alongside Typical Japanese Products
Certain supermarkets have recently gained wide popularity by focusing on specific areas, such as ...
June 3, 2024
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Aomori Trail Walk Winds through Fields and Pines, Bathed in Sea Breeze; Path Reaches Down to Fukushima Pref.
Flocks of black-tailed gulls wing through the air, gather on rock faces, and rest themselves on t...
May 28, 2024
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Michinoku Coastal Trail Event Held in Hachinohe, Aomori; 400 People Enjoy Nature of Tohoku Area
A walking event was held on Sunday along Tanesashi Coast in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, to comm...
May 28, 2024
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Single Style / Cooking at Home for Better Health, and For Fun
In recent times, I’ve been getting more “consultation needed” warnings on my medical checkup resu...
May 27, 2024
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Landscape Artists Show Talent in Truck-bed Contest in Osaka
Keitora Garden Show 2024, an event in which professional gardeners created garden landscapes on the ...
May 23, 2024
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Disaster Preparedness / Mental Preparation Necessary for Volunteers Helping Reconstruction Efforts in Disaster Areas
When a major disaster occurs, volunteers to support victims during the recovery and reconstructio...
May 13, 2024
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Secrets of Kyoto / Nijo Castle ‘Moved’ to its Central Kyoto Location; In the Past, Shogun Preferences, Geology Shaped What Was Considered ‘Central’
Some may think that Kyoto Imperial Palace, where emperors conducted political affairs for many ye...
May 9, 2024
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Fun City or Fear City? Public Safety And the Politics of Crime
The following is an installment of the “Letter from New York” column by Jacob Margolies, The Yomi...
May 6, 2024
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