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Sole Resident of Japanese Island Strives to Rejuvenate Hometown
OJIKA, Nagasaki — Mushima Island has but a single inhabitant. Along with 16 other small islands, t...
September 28, 2023
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Two Children Depicted in ‘Flee to Safety’ Vietnam War Photo by Pulitzer Winner Kyoichi Sawada Speak in Exclusive Interview
BINH DINH PROVINCE, Vietnam — When photojournalist Kyoichi Sawada won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in pho...
September 27, 2023
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Grand Egyptian Museum to Open Soon with Support from Japan
Boasting a collection of 56,000 artifacts, The Grand Egyptian Museum will soon open in Giza, the his...
September 21, 2023
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LEGEND / Practice Made Perfect for Top Gymnast Sawao Kato
When Sawao Kato was a child, his older brother made fun of his name, which combines a kanji characte...
September 19, 2023
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Secrets of Kyoto / Autumn Leaf-viewing a Timeless Attraction
Cherry blossoms in spring; fall colors in autumn. So runs a popular Japanese adage passed down throu...
September 11, 2023
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Disaster preparedness / Protect Yourself from Sudden Damage of Tornadoes, Strong Winds
Although tornadoes and other severe winds hit a limited area, they can cause extensive damage in a s...
September 4, 2023
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Japanese Aristocrat’s Photo Albums Depict Devastation Following Great Kanto Earthquake
One hundred years after the Great Kanto Earthquake, a collection of photographs taken in its afterma...
September 2, 2023
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Manhattan’s Empty Office Buildings Portend Difficulties beyond COVID
This is the first installment of “Letter from New York,” a new column by Jacob Margolies, The Yomiur...
September 1, 2023
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Work of Architect Kenzo Tange A Bridge Between Japan, North Macedonia
Japan and North Macedonia will mark the 30th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relati...
August 31, 2023
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Happo Pond ‘Floats in the Air’ in Hakuba Mountains in Summer
Hakuba, located in northern Nagano Prefecture, is best known among skiers for its powder snow in win...
August 28, 2023
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LEGEND / Hayao Miyazaki’s Anime Works Span Decades, Touch Hearts Worldwide
In September 1991, anime director Hayao Miyazaki was idling in a Russian restaurant in Tokyo, rather...
August 24, 2023
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Historic former restaurant hosts night parade of 100 demons
A long wooden staircase and seven gorgeous adjoining rooms within the historic Hotel Gajoen Tokyo ar...
August 20, 2023
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78 Years after the War / Training for ‘Human Mines’ Led to Many Deaths
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has illustrated how brutally war takes the lives and crushes the...
August 14, 2023
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Secrets of Kyoto / When Nature Called in Ancient Capital Heiankyo
The ancient capital of Heiankyo repeatedly went through disease epidemics because the population liv...
August 6, 2023
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Japan to Extend Visas for Foreign Domestic Workers
The government plans to extend the maximum stay for foreign residents who provide domestic work assi...
July 31, 2023
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