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Travel SpotsMie: Tourists Can Experience Training As Ninja in Japan’s City Said to Be Ninja Hometown
IGA, Mie — The word ninja conjures up images of people clad all in black, operating in secret. Ma...
May 31, 2025
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Japan In FocusMie: Owase Fishmonger Makes Splash with Rare Deep-Sea Offerings; Items Sell Out Within an Hour
OWASE, Mie — Assortments including deep-sea fish are flying off the shelves at a long-established...
May 3, 2025
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Japan In FocusMie: Female Student Joins Japan’s Ninja Group as Kunoichi; Shows Off Skills, Burning Passion
IGA, Mie — An 18-year-old woman has become the latest recruit to the Ashura Ninja Group, which pu...
March 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsMie: Young Animal Trainer Makes Debut at Toba Aquarium Working with Sea Lion; Fulfills Childhood Dream
TOBA, Mie — A Tokyo-born animal trainer has made her debut at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Pref...
February 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsMassive Snake Statue Ready for New Year; Residents at Tsu Spent 1 Month Creating Symbol of 2025
TSU — A massive statue of a snake — the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025 — has been installed at Tats...
December 31, 2024
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Travel SpotsMie: Private Viewing of Toba Aquarium’s Stars Sea Otters to Be Offered as Gift for Tax Donations
TOBA, Mie — The Toba municipal government has added a private sea otter viewing to its list of gi...
November 9, 2024
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Travel SpotsMie: Shima Resort Takes Outdoor Attractions to New Heights; Visitors Slide Down 620-Meter-Long Zip Line
SHIMA, Mie — The outdoor attractions at the Shima Green Adventure resort, including the longest z...
July 27, 2024
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Travel SpotsMie: Popular Sea Otter in Aquarium Becomes ‘Hometown Support Ambassador’
TOBA, Mie — May, a popular female sea otter at Toba Aquarium, has become a hometown support ambas...
June 15, 2024
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Japan In FocusMie: Fake Bus Stop Helps Dementia Patients Although No Bus Stops
MEIWA, Mie — The town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, recently got a new bus stop, complete with sign a...
June 1, 2024
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Japan In FocusMie: Participants Endure Cold, Heat to Purify Themselves; Location Said to Be Where Iga Ninjas Trained
NABARI, Mie — Twenty-eight people took part in an annual purification ritual at the Akame 48 Wate...
April 20, 2024
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Japan In FocusMie: Animal Welfare Concerns Alter 700-Year-Old Shinto Ritual
KUWANA, Mie — Concerns over animal welfare are prompting changes to a 700-year-old Shinto ritual ...
March 17, 2024
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Mie: Fake Bus Stop Helps Dementia Patients Although No Bus Stops
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Mie: Female Student Joins Japan’s Ninja Group as Kunoichi; Shows Off Skills, Burning Passion
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Bear Attacks Woman on Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes; Mie Prefecture Issues First Bear Alert
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Mie: Private Viewing of Toba Aquarium’s Stars Sea Otters to Be Offered as Gift for Tax Donations
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Mie: Owase Fishmonger Makes Splash with Rare Deep-Sea Offerings; Items Sell Out Within an Hour