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  Cherry Trees Bloom in Tokyo, JMA Announces

  Someiyoshino cherry trees have started blooming in Tokyo, the Japan Metrological Agency announced Tu...

  March 14, 2023

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  Steam Locomotive Train Returns to Service North of Tokyo

  MOKA, Tochigi — The SL Moka steam locomotive is back in service in Tochigi Prefecture. The Moka Ra...

  March 5, 2023

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  Panda Twins at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo to Learn to Live Separately

  The twin giant pandas born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June 2021 will start learning to live separately f...

  March 4, 2023

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  Spring Colors Delight Visitors to Tokyo Gardens

  Rapeseed flowers bloom at Hamarikyu Gardens in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday, backgrounded by pale-pin...

  March 3, 2023

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  Beautiful Burmese Blossom Makes Rare Appearance in Japanese Garden

  The tropical plant “Pride of Burma,” often referred to as the most beautiful flowering tree in the w...

  March 1, 2023

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  Tokyo Musical Instrument Museum Strikes Chord with Visitors

  Music lovers, take note. One of the nation’s largest collections of old and valuable musical instrum...

  February 22, 2023

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  Tokyo Zoo Bids Farewell to Giant Panda Xiang Xiang

  Xiang Xiang, a 5-year-old giant panda born and raised at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens, left Japan...

  February 21, 2023

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  Fans Bid Farewell as Ueno Zoo’s Beloved Giant Panda Xiang Xiang Heads ‘Home’ to China

  As the day grows closer when she will go back to her motherland, hordes of fans come daily to bid a ...

  February 17, 2023

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  Up to 10 Centimeters of Snow Forecast to Drop on Tokyo’s 23 Wards

  Snow was expected to fall across the Kanto-Koshin region through Saturday. The wintry precipitation ...

  February 10, 2023

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  Heavy Snow Expected in Tokyo and Wider Region on Friday

  The Meteorological Agency has said heavy snow is expected in the Kanto-Koshin region on Friday, part...

  February 9, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Tokyo: Button Museum Shows Off Array of Uniquely Made Accessories

  Simply changing your buttons can convey a new feeling to an outfit. Playing a supporting role in the...

  February 8, 2023

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  Plastic Bottle Dinosaur Skeleton Makes Debut in Shinjuku

  A giant model of a dinosaur skeleton made from about 20,000 empty plastic bottles went on display Fr...

  January 28, 2023

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  Tokyo: Showa-era Toys Offer Nostalgic Play at Tokyo Museum

  Just a one-minute walk from Shibamata Station in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward, the Shibamata no Omocha Ha...

  January 25, 2023

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  Tokyo: Suntory Brewery, Where Premium Beer Is Born

  Visitors to the Suntory Tokyo-Musashino Brewery in Fuchu, Tokyo, can deepen their understanding of t...

  January 18, 2023

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  Tokyo Shrine Prepares for Bullfinch Figurine Rite

  Staff at a Tokyo shrine are busy preparing wooden figurines of Eurasian bullfinches ahead of its ann...

  January 16, 2023

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