Aichi
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Travel SpotsGhibli Park Unveils Enchanting New ‘Valley of Witches’ Area; Completing Its Five-Area Fantasy World
NAGAKUTE, Aichi — Ghibli Park, a theme park that showcases the world of Studio Ghibli’s works, op...
March 16, 2024
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Travel SpotsGhibli Park’s New Area, Valley of Witches, Opens to Press in Japan; New Section Set to Open to Public in March
The Valley of Witches, a new area of Ghibli Park featuring notable buildings from “Kiki’s Deliver...
February 29, 2024
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Travel SpotsCat Bus, Popular Character from Hayao Miyazaki’s Totoro Movie, to Appear at a Theme Park in Aichi Pref. Next Month
NAGAKUTE, Aichi — An electric vehicle modeled after Cat Bus, who appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s film...
February 28, 2024
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Japan In FocusFirms Developing New Tech to Help People Get around Nagoya
NAGOYA — A self-sailing raft floated down the Horikawa river in Nagoya for a test run, with the aim ...
February 7, 2024
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General NewsWomen to Participate in Central Japan’s Traditionally Men-Only ‘Hadaka Matsuri’ Naked Festival for 1st Time
This year, women will participate for the first time in the traditionally men-only Hadaka Matsuri na...
January 21, 2024
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Travel SpotsMonkeys Warm Themselves with Bonfire at Japan Monkey Center in Aichi Pref.
Monkeys warm themselves by a fire, grooming and cuddling each other, at the Japan Monkey Center in I...
December 22, 2023
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CompaniesBear Attacks Prompt Aircraft Mold Maker to Fabricate Bells; First Batch Sells Out
KOMAKI, Aichi — A mold and die maker in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, has started crafting bear bells am...
November 21, 2023
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Japan In FocusSake Brewer Gives Thanks for New Sake with Shinto Ritual in Aichi Pref.
HANDA, Aichi — A Shinto ritual was held at a sake brewery in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, in which the m...
November 8, 2023
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Japan In FocusRecycled Glass Bottles Turn into Year of the Dragon Figurines at Workshop in Central Japan City
NAGOYA — Discarded glass bottles collected in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, are recycled and transforme...
November 1, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Princess Mononoke’ Area of Ghibli Park in Central Japan Shown to Press, Set to Open on Wednesday
A press preview of a new area inspired by the animated film “Mononoke Hime” (“Princess Mononoke”) to...
October 26, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan Children Scoop Up Ceramic Goldfish in Aichi Pref. Town
SETO, Aichi — An event for children to scoop up floating ceramic goldfish is underway at a municipal...
August 17, 2023
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Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession
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Japan to Export Cut Chrysanthemums to U.S. for 1st Time as Production Centers Seek to Reverse Sales Declines
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Godzilla, Nagoya Tower to Celebrate Joint 70th Anniversary
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Aichi Prefectural Police in Japan Arrest 2 Schoolteachers for Taking And Sharing Indecent Photos of Girls
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Nagoya to Look Into 12,000 Teachers Following Arrests Over Secret Photography; Expert Govt Panel Says Security Cameras Effective