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Wildflowers Add Harmonious ‘Cool’ Touch
It seems as if everyone wants to get their hands on some wildflowers. The kind of wildflowers that a...
January 21, 2021
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Tokyo: Modern Transportation Starts at Shimbashi
“As the whistle is blown, my train is already leaving Shimbashi” is a phrase appearing at the beginn...
January 19, 2021
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Helped by Entire Community, 570 Fled to Safety after Great East Japan Earthquake
In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the behavior of junior high school student...
January 19, 2021
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‘You should Run away, too’ — Remembering the Loss behind ‘the Miracle of Kamaishi’
Although more than 300 elementary school children were successfully evacuated in what was hailed as ...
January 19, 2021
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Indoor Parks Give Children Taste of the Great outdoors
At Culaful, a children’s theme park and cafe in Minato Ward, Tokyo, children can play as though they...
January 17, 2021
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As Fugu Chefs’ Training Varies, Govt Looks to Set Standards
The fugu pufferfish is known as a winter delicacy in Japan, but parts of it are poisonous, so mistak...
January 16, 2021
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More Record Stores Popping up in Japan as Vinyl Makes Comeback
Vinyl records are making a comeback. More than 30 years ago, CD’s started becoming the main physical...
January 15, 2021
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NHK Takes 1st Step toward Management Reform
NHK has just taken the first step in drastic management reforms to determine its proper state as a p...
January 14, 2021
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A Thrilling Walk High up in the Beppu Trees
I felt I was getting out of shape. So I went in search of a place to work out and found Forest Adven...
January 14, 2021
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Folk Village Illuminated in Gifu Prefecture
Houses with steep thatched roofs in the gassho-zukuri style are lit up at the Hida Folk Village in T...
January 12, 2021
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Strong Concerns Dog Hasty Adoption of Digital Textbooks
Discussions about the shift from printed textbooks to digital versions at elementary and junior high...
January 12, 2021
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Fukushima: Sunday-only Cafe Brings Bustle Back to Disaster-Affected Town
A cafe that only operates on Sundays has opened in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, where ...
January 12, 2021
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Japan to Test Smartphone-satellite System to Collect Safety Data during Disasters
The government will use communications among smartphones and a satellite to quickly assess the damag...
January 12, 2021
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U.S. Karate Master Holds Practices at ‘Cyberdojo’
HIKONE, Shiga — “Look, and punch,” sounded the voice of shihan (master instructor) Robert Knott, 49,...
January 11, 2021
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Bamboo Rising: Kamakura’s Ancient Struggles, Natural Beauty
Bamboo shoots use up most of their energy in spring just to grow out of the ground and in Autumn, wh...
January 11, 2021
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