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Travel SpotsLarge Whirlpools in Naruto Strait Swell with Approach of Spring
Large whirlpools are seen in the Naruto Strait off Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Friday. With ...
March 9, 2024
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Japan In FocusHeirs to Kyoto Talent / Pottery Comes to Life with Delicate Brushwork
KYOTO — Every time ceramic artist Tae Uesaka sets her brush on a piece of pottery, it seems to be...
March 9, 2024
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General NewsNew Shinkansen Bullet Train Test-Ride Event; E8 Series Train Cars are Bigger, Faster, More Comfortable
YAMAGATA — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) held a test-ride event on Wednesday to offer passenge...
March 7, 2024
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General NewsTuna Fishing Boat Runs Aground on Izu Island South of Tokyo, Killing One Crew Member
A tuna fishing boat Fukuei Maru No. 8 became unable to sail due to engine failure at around 5 p.m...
March 4, 2024
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Travel SpotsMother Farm in Japan’s Chiba Pref. Welcomes Rare Succession of Suffolk Lambs During Peak Lambing Season
FUTTSU, Chiba — Mother Farm in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, is currently in its peak lambing season....
March 1, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Says Wife Is ‘Ordinary Japanese Woman’; Couple Met 3 Years Ago, Got Engaged Last Year (UPDATE 1)
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Baseball star Shohei Ohtani, making his first public comments following the sur...
March 1, 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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General NewsWorld’s Largest Projection Mapping Display Kicks Off at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building; 5 Screenings Every Day from 7 P.M.
An inaugural event for a projection mapping display, which uses Tokyo metropolitan government’s N...
February 26, 2024
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Other SportsKiyoto Hirabayashi of Kokugakuin University Wins Osaka Marathon V; Does Not Break Qualifying Time for Paris Olympics
Kiyoto Hirabayashi, 21, of Kokugakuin University, won the Osaka Marathon 2024 men’s race on Sunday i...
February 25, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Oyster Back on Sale in Nanao, Ishikawa Pref. Back in Business
Employees at the Yamashita Suisan oyster farm shuck “Noto kaki” oysters, a local delicacy, in Nanao,...
February 21, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Hina Dolls Play Track and Field Sports; 500 Dolls on Display in Takahama to Hype Up Mood for Paris Games
TAKAHAMA, Aichi — To promote this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, about 500 hina dolls arranged in a s...
February 20, 2024
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Two Firefighters Die Battling Fire at Building in Osaka’s Minami District (Update 2)
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Bunraku Puppet Plays Get National Treasure Treatment, with Puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake, Historic Shokoji Temple
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80 Years After The War / Remaking ‘Death Railway’ into ‘Route of Peace and Prosperity’
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Firefighters battle Tokyo factory blaze all day long
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Ancient Japan’s Shoso-In Treasures Exhibited in Nara; Cloisonne Mirror, Fish-Shaped Ornament Among Highlights