Society
Social Series
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Kyoto Geiko Quarters / 91-Year-Old Geiko Mentor Draws on Long, Rich Career; Returned to Teach Young Generation 40 Years after Retiring
Much has happened in the life of Tae, a 91-year-old entertainer called geiko, Kyoto’s term for a gei...
January 10, 2024
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Kyoto Geiko Quarters / Bond of 2 Geiko ‘Sisters’ Bridges 65-year Age Gap
KYOTO — In October, a special performance was held in Miyagawacho. On stage, geiko danced in fall-th...
January 2, 2024
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Earth Overheating / Once at Forefront, Europe Decelerating Efforts to Decarbonize as Reality Hits Home
Efforts to combat climate change are facing headwinds. This is especially noticeable in Europe, whic...
December 6, 2023
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Earth Overheating / Increasing Number of Wildfires Devastating People’s Lives
Yusuke Tomiyama / The Yomiuri ShimbunChibougamau Mayor Manon Cyr points to a spot on a map in Chibou...
December 5, 2023
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Earth Overheating / Global Warming Stokes Waves of Refugees, Sparking Social Tensions
Courtesy of UNHCRRefugees from Somalia receive water at a refugee camp in Dadaab in eastern Kenya. T...
December 5, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / International Exchanges May Help Solve Mysteries on Treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Fenollosa called Nara’s antiquities Japan’s treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Awe-inspiring Shoso-in Treasures Made Cameo in Sherlock Holmes Story
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 25, 2023
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Unbalanced information diet series: Warped lens on the world / Are Social Media Algorithms in Fact Harmless? Studies Fail to Find Polarizing Effect.
Algorithms, which push posts matching user preferences to social media feeds, create “filter bubbles...
October 17, 2023
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Unbalanced information diet: Warped lens on the world / AI-generated text undermining societal norms
The internet has become a chaotic space, brimming with outrageous, biased and fake information. The ...
October 15, 2023
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Unbalanced Information Diet: Warped Lens on the World / Ads of Japan Firms, Local Govts Being Posted on Dubious Websites
Mangamura — a website that illegally hosted about 70,000 popular manga titles between 2016 to 2018 —...
October 14, 2023
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Unbalanced Information Diet: Warped Lens on the World / YouTubers Post Attention-Grabbing Videos to Rack up Views
“I regret telling lies throughout the court trial. I have wanted to apologize to this day,” a 24-yea...
October 13, 2023
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Unbalanced Information Diet: Warped Lens on the World / YouTubers Post Attention-Grabbing Videos to Rack up Views
The internet has become a chaotic space, brimming with outrageous, biased and fake information. The...
October 11, 2023
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Tokyo: 100 Years of Urban Regeneration / Tokyo’s Nihonbashi Area Transforming into Life Science Hub
The Nihonbashi area of Tokyo is developing into a major hub of the pharmaceutical industry....
August 31, 2023
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Tokyo: 100 Years of Urban Regeneration / Ring Road System Helps Reduce Traffic Jams
This is the fourth installment in a series looking at lessons that have been learned over the past 1...
August 29, 2023
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