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Finding France in Japan / Japan’s Mont-Saint-Michel in Nagasaki Pref. Captivates Tourists
Shortly after noon on July 7, the day of the Tanabata festival, a group of tourists began to gath...
August 5, 2024
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Finding France in Japan / Chanson Is Life Itself: Long-established Ginza Chansonnier Conveys Emotion and Depth of French Pop Music
With Paris hosting the Olympics, which started on July 26, The Yomiuri Shimbun looked for places ...
August 4, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Air Self-Defense Force Monitoring Outer Space; Working With Other Countries To Watch For Debris, Suspicious Satellites
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Self-Defense Forces, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Col. Kim...
July 14, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / ASDF Expands Mission to Space; Collaborates with Private Sector as China, Russia Take Aim at Satellites
Along a national highway in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a group of giant white spheres look out over th...
July 14, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Japan’s Former Top Defense Officer Discusses Expansion of MSDF Roles; Group Evolved from Single-Function to Multi-Role Organization
Katsutoshi Kawano, the Self-Defense Forces’ former chief of staff of the Joint Staff, told The Yo...
July 12, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Front Line of Japan’s MSDF Shifts to South China Sea; Japan to Prioritize Procurement of Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Future
In the 70 years since the Self-Defense Forces were established on July 1, 1954, Japan’s security ...
July 12, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / People in Super-Aging Japan Have Wide-Ranging Needs, From an Enzyme-Inhibiting Drug to a Sense of Purpose
Japan is a super-aging society, a fact that has implications in fields ranging from biological re...
July 2, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / Beyond the Limit: Tokyo Researchers Develop Tech to Break Bodily, Perceptual Barriers
This is the second installment in a series that explores what Japan will look like in 2050, how w...
July 1, 2024
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Japan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / Private Sector Tries Innovative Ways to Help Depopulating Regions Survive
In a rural part of Chiba Prefecture, a Tokyo housing construction company brought to reality a ho...
June 30, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Shop Heirs Refresh Tokyo’s Gourmet Market; Finding New Ways to Reach Customers to Keep the Market Growing
The freshly shaved dried bonito flakes exude a sweet and smoky aroma as Mayuko Akiyama hand mixes...
June 28, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Preserves Outer Market Culture with New Rules; History of District from Great Kanto Quake to COVID-19
“Tsukiji used to be a place where business and daily life were close-knit,” said Yoshiko Yamazaki...
June 26, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Professional or Not, Connoisseurs Love Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market; Area Next to Former Site of Famed Market Still Shines
The Tsukiji Outer Market in central Tokyo is the bustling home to about 400 specialty shops selli...
June 26, 2024
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Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Outer Market Striving to Preserve Food Culture amid Redevelopment
The Tsukiji area in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is garnering attention thanks to the planned redevelopment ...
June 24, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Long-standing Bilateral Relationship Woven by Imperial Family, Royal Family; Strength of Bond Demonstrated with Reconciliation after WWII
While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...
June 23, 2024
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Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Expanding Friend Circle Allowed Emperor to Improve English Ability; Realized Importance of Learning English at Young Age
The Emperor expressed Wednesday his hope to strengthen the relationship between Japan and the Uni...
June 21, 2024
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