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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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District in China Has Japan Written All over It
BEIJING — A street in the southern Chinese city of Foshan, Guangdong Province, made to resemble a Ja...
January 10, 2021
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Visions of Older People: How Japanese TV Ads Portray the no longer Young
In a recent TV commercial, an older Japanese woman leads a younger woman, dressed in a suit and pres...
January 7, 2021
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Shrines Help Pump up Blood Donations through New Campaign
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of blood drives at companies and event venues, ...
January 6, 2021
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Concern Remains about Passing down Traditional Architecture Skills even after UNESCO Registration
Traditional Japanese craftsmanship used in wooden architecture has been approved for addition to UNE...
January 6, 2021
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Japanese Lodging Facility among Rice Fields in Disaster-Stricken Kyushu Proves Popular Amid Pandemic
TOHO, Fukuoka — The heavy rain that devastated northern Kyushu in July 2017 led to reconstruction pr...
January 6, 2021
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