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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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General NewsTokaido Shinkansen Ends Food Cart Service Due to Falling Sales and Labor Shortage
The Tokaido Shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations discontinued its food cart serv...
October 31, 2023
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General NewsFermenting Sake Mash Churned at Tokyo Brewery
Master sake brewer Shinji Kashimura mixes fermenting mash in a large wooden tub at Ozawa Sake Brewer...
October 30, 2023
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PerspectivesWater Cannons Douse Shirakawa-go World Heritage Site in Annual Fire Drill
Jets of water are sprayed over the World Heritage village of Shirakwa-go in Gifu Prefecture during a...
October 30, 2023
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General News75th Annual Shoso-in Exhibit Opens in Nara, Showcasing 8th Century Treasures
NARA — The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures opened Saturday at the Nara National Museum ...
October 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsNikko’s Autumn Leaves Hit Colorful Peak in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture
A multi-colored patchwork of autumn leaves is pictured from a helicopter flying over Lake Chuzenji i...
October 27, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Mobility Show Focuses On Value of Travel, Reflects Once-In-Century Transformation of Auto Industry
The 2023 Japan Mobility Show clearly illustrates the once-in-a-century transformation taking place i...
October 26, 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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Japan In FocusVintage Arcade Brings Happiness and Joysticks to Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward
At the end of the Showa period (1926-1989) and in the midst of the bubble economy, businesspeople an...
October 23, 2023
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General NewsNoodles Slide into Guinness World Records in Oita, Local Mothers Organized the Over 4-Kilometer Attempt
OITA — Nagashi somen — somen noodles flowing in cold water down bamboo gutters — traveled a distance...
October 22, 2023
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Travel SpotsWorld of Super Mario Appears in Kyoto
KYOTO — “Super Mario” characters are now appearing in the center of Kyoto. Graphics depicting the w...
October 21, 2023
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General NewsNorthern Pika, ‘Survivors of the Ice Age,’ Prepare For Winter
Northern pika are busy gathering food in preparation for weathering through winter at Daisetsuzan Na...
October 16, 2023
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General NewsJapanese Creator with ALS Performs with His Eyes and Brain Waves
Masatane Muto, also known as EYE VDJ MASA, is a creator with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who...
October 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusKumamoto: Back from Brink of Extinction, Local Fighting Style Marks 450 Yrs
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A sword-fighting style that originated in the Kyushu region and was once on th...
October 14, 2023
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