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  • Japan’s Mountain Trails Are Seeing More Hikers, but Trail Menders Are Ageing

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    January 20, 2025

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    YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — An open-air performance of the play “The Japanese Ideology Chapter 7” was recen...

    January 12, 2025

  • Fiery-Red Mountain Rocks at Dawn Delight Hikers

    The burning-red color of the mountain rocks complements the blue-grey hue of the dawn sky.

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    January 6, 2025

  • Single Style / Tech-Savvy Elderly Woman Got 200,000 Followers

    Two years ago, The Yomiuri Shimbun featured Hiroko Osaki, a tech-savvy elderly woman who lived al...

    January 1, 2025

  • Prehistoric Stone Tool Cut Out of Coral Reef and Taken Away in Kyushu island; Artifact was Believed to Have Been Dropped in Sea During Prehistoric Jomon Period

    KIKAI, Kagoshima — A stone tool, believed to be from Japan’s prehistoric Jomon period, which had ...

    December 27, 2024

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    December 23, 2024

  • Disaster preparedness / Disaster Victims Often Feel Stressed and Anxious; Some Basic Steps Could Keep Them from Mental Illness

    Those who have experienced a disaster, regardless of age or gender, are likely to feel significan...

    December 16, 2024

  • Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus Reaches End of the Line; Decommissioning Marks the History of Once-Thriving Post-WWII Electric Transportation

    The Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus stopped operating at the end of November. It had been carrying wit...

    December 9, 2024

  • Single Style / More Single Japanese People Deciding to Live in Newly Built Houses Which Increases Confidence, Inspiration

    Recently, I have occasionally heard about a single person building a new house. Each person’s sit...

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