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Travel SpotsOsaka Hikari-Renaissance 2023 Begins in Osaka City; Lighting Cultural Property Building
The “Osaka Hikari-Renaissance 2023,” which decorated the entire Nakanoshima area of Osaka with illum...
December 15, 2023
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General NewsUniversal Studios Japan’s Roller Coaster Comes to Emergency Stop; No Passengers Injured, but Some Suspended in Midair
Universal Studios Japan's roller coaster "The Flying Dinosaur" came to an emergency stop on Thursday...
December 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsWhite-Fronted Geese Flocking to Miyagi Wetlands for Wintering
A flock of white-fronted geese flying above Izunuma pond at sunrise in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, ...
December 14, 2023
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General News‘Tax’ Takes Top Spot as Japan’s Kanji of the Year as Price Hikes Tighten Purse Strings
The kanji for tax was announced as the kanji of 2023 at Kiyomizudera temple, a World Heritage site i...
December 13, 2023
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Travel SpotsMonkeys Enjoy Hot Spring at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido
Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido. This seasonal event has been held for about 50 years...
December 4, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentHeadwinds Buffeting Expo Could Hurt Ticket Sales
Tickets for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo went on sale Thursday, marking 500 days until the event kicks...
December 2, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Princess Aiko Turns 22, Gaining Experience as Adult Member of Imperial Family
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, turned 22 on Friday. The princess is a ...
December 1, 2023
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince Akishino Turns 58, Refers to Need for Reexamination of Public Duties by Imperial Family Members
Crown Prince Akishino turned 58 on Thursday. Ahead of his birthday, he held a press conference at th...
November 30, 2023
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoBunraku Puppet Plays Get National Treasure Treatment, with Puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake, Historic Shokoji Temple
Two bunraku puppet plays, featuring living national treasure and puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake, were pe...
November 29, 2023
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Japan In Focus‘Kitchen of Fujisawa’ Shopping Building Invokes Japan’s Showa Era
FUJISAWA, Kanagawa — The Fujisawa Meiten Building, which nestles among the commercial facilities aro...
November 27, 2023
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PerspectivesRide Highway of Dreams at New Bus Hotel in Shizuoka Prefecture
Old & New video By Ryuzo Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Photographer An old commuter bus and b...
November 26, 2023
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DeliciousRestaurant Repays Kindness with Okonomiyaki
HIROSHIMA — The appetizing smell and sizzling sound of an okonomiyaki savory pancake being prepared ...
November 26, 2023
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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