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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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ACCJ president Jenifer Rogers promotes women’s advancement in the Japanese business world
The first five faces in the leadership section of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan website ...
August 15, 2021
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Attitudes on death fascinate Czech scholar Gohori, who studies Buddhist social work in Japan
Do the dead have a place in the world of the living? Researcher Josef Gohori first observed this “pr...
July 10, 2021
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Guardian of cosmopolitan Tokyo community
“We have a community here that we want to make sure we maintain,” said Anthony Cala, who manages Tok...
June 19, 2021
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New ambassador enjoys exploring Tokyo on foot
verything is new and interesting for Turkish Ambassador to Japan Korkut Gungen, who came to Japan fo...
June 5, 2021
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Univ. president teaches how to live outside the box
When Oussouby Sacko first came to Japan in 1991 to further his studies in architecture, he did not i...
May 22, 2021
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The young Swede rewriting the book on green tea
t’s about time for the first harvest of Japanese green tea across the nation. For one young Swede, s...
May 9, 2021
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Searching for peak experiences every weekend
Snow-covered mountain peaks, colorful highland flowers and mushrooms in various shapes and textures ...
April 25, 2021
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Indian-born politician drives for unity in diversity of Tokyo ward
The first thing that came to Yogi’s mind, when asked about his initial impression of Japan upon arri...
April 25, 2021
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