The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike‘s speech at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES)
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- Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike‘s speech at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES)
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- 51:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ms. Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo made a speech under the theme of “ Building a More Resilient Tokyo” at the 376th Lecture Meeting of YIES on April 27.
This video uses the voices of simultaneous interpretation by Linguabank Inc. at the venue as is. The original speech was given in Japanese, which you can watch at the following URL: https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/1/19273/2/
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- Drone show gives closing school a special farewell - The Japan News
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- OGAWA, Saitama — Before the curtain was brought down on a local elementary school being closed because of a lack of students, the last student body was treated to a spectacular show that was put on in the sky instead of a stage.
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https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/feature-society/20220417-21165/
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- Nighttime bakery works to tackle social issues - The Japan News
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Three bread outlets in central Tokyo that are open only in the evening are aiming to prove that bread not only nourishes the body, but also the soul.
To read the full story
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/feature-society/20220328-15224/
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- Lighting installations evoke eternal flow of time - The Japan News
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- MITO — A variety of lighting installations are on display at Kairakuen, a well-known viewing spot for ume plum blossoms in Mito.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0008272700
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- Retro vending machines fill bellies, warm hearts - The Japan News
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Fancy some hot noodle soup? There’s a choice of hot and fresh udon, soba and ramen. Maybe a hamburger? There’s even toast, or a nice serving of ochazuke, a bowl of rice in tea or soup. Not to mention chewing gum, fortune telling slips and Coke in glass bottles.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0008182917
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- Prime Minister Kishida’s speech at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES)
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- 49:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Prime Minister Kishida gave a speech titled “The Course Forward for Realizing a New Form of Capitalism, Under the Kishida Initiative” at the 375th YIES Lecture Meeting on December 22, 2021. This video uses simultaneous interpretation by Linguabank Inc. at the venue as is. The original speech was given in Japanese, and you can watch it at the following URL:https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/2/18630/1/
To see the website of The Japan News, visit https://the-japan-news.com/
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- Japanese high schoolers create video to encourage disaster-hit Kentucky
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- 6:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- KURUME, Fukuoka — Japanese high school students have created a video to encourage young people in Kentucky, where scores were killed by recent tornadoes. A teacher has finished editing the video and it was emailed to a Kentucky high school Wednesday.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0008115106
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- Project reexamines society through goats’ eyes - The Japan News
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- “Never judge someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes” goes an old saw. But what if the footwear was replaced with hooves?
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0008112575
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- Revitalizing Economic and Social Activity While Living with/after COVID-19
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- 1:15:30
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura gave a speech about “Revitalizing Economic and Social Activity While Living with/after COVID-19” during a symposium hosted by The Yomiuri International Economic Society and The Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo on November 29, 2021. This is the English version of the speech.
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- Small truck campers show off owners’ individual tastes at mountain resort in Japan - The Japan News
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Small truck camper enthusiasts from Hokkaido to Osaka gathered to show off their mini-DIY campers, at Geto Kogen Resort in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, in mid-October. Twenty-eight light trucks and one motorcycle were lined up at the overnight event in the mountainous Tohoku region. It was the second year in a row that such an event was held.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0008015934
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- Yoga elevated to new heights - The Japan News
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- About 40 people who applied online enjoyed a yoga lesson in the dimly lit observatory of the Tembo Galleria at Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, outside the tower’s regular hours of operation on Sept. 21. With no tourists in sight, it made for an extraordinary space for yoga. Countless lights twinkled below from the glass-walled corridor, and the light of the full moon, called the Mid-Autumn Moon, sometimes shone through the clouds. The participants enjoyed yoga for about an hour, beginning at 9:30 p.m., under the guidance of instructors.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007912162
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- Photo festival offers new lens on picturesque Kyoto sites - The Japan News
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Kyotographie International Photography Festival and its satellite event KG+ exhibit works by prominent photographers from both home and abroad at various galleries and historic structures in Kyoto.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007838944
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- Tokushima town leads nation in getting its waste near zero - The Japan News
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- KAMIKATSU, Tokushima — Viewed from above, the building has an eye-catching question-mark shape. Standing in a mountainous area of Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, the Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center Why is a complex for a sustainable future.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007790978
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- Robot avatars bring homebound workers, cafe patrons together - The Japan News
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- People kept largely at home by intractable diseases or disabilities are nonetheless working as servers at a newly opened cafe in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. They wait on customers by remotely controlling humanoid robots.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007594520
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- Experience Showa era vibe at Seibuen Amusement Park - The Japan News
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Since May, visitors to the newly reopened Seibuen Amusement Park have been able to take a stroll down nostalgia lane, through an attraction that re-creates the townscape of a Showa era (1926-89) shopping arcade. Dubbed Sunset Hill Shopping Street, the addition is one of renovations that have transformed the park in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, with a Showa retro theme.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007529969
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- Tokyo public bath adds link to ancient Greece to its wall - The Japan News
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Manga artist Mari Yamazaki made her name with a popular manga series called “Thermae Romae,” which connects the public baths of ancient Rome with those of modern Japan. She created similar artwork that has been reproduced as a large mural in a Tokyo public bathhouse.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007445837
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- Old family home gets new life as retreat - The Japan News
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Sitting on the outside deck of the traditional Japanese house amid a silence broken only by the soft sound of a small fountain, visitors begin to gain introspection.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007343915
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- Town hall turns to timber in bid to save forestry - The Japan News
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A new 2-story town hall has sprung up in Shirataka, a town with a population of about 13,000 nestled in the center of Yamagata Prefecture. Completed last year, the building was constructed almost entirely out of wood, in an effort to revive the once-thriving lumber industry in a town that is 65% forests.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007243891
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- Kawagoe tests use of historic buildings for teleworking - The Japan News
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A historic city in Saitama Prefecture is looking to use a modern trend intensified by the prolonged pandemic as a means to help preserve more of its highly regarded architectural heritage.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007166502
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- New boat a breath of fresh air in virus-battered industry - The Japan News
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A new type of vessel has emerged in the yakatabune pleasure boat industry, which has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007091747
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- Prime Minister Suga's speech at the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES) on Dec. 22.
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- 45:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Soba delivery bike race tests traditional balancing skills - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Cyclists balancing trays of stacked soba noodle boxes competed against each other on Asakusa’s public roads in Tokyo on Nov. 29.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007013453
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- Tours afoot on old Shinetsu Line - The Japan News
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The section on the JR Shinetsu Line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, and Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, was closed once the Nagano Shinkansen line started operations in 1997.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006948501
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- Bureaucrats promote ministry via YouTube - The Japan News
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has been putting videos created by its staff on its official YouTube channel, presenting them as “Kasumigaseki’s first bureaucrat YouTubers.”
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006883263
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- Trump, Biden and Japan’s Security Strategy
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- 1:38:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Yomiuri International Forum, “Trump, Biden and Japan’s Security Strategy,” was held on Oct. 16. This is the archive of the event. The archive in Japanese version is also available on https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/article/16249/
In the forum, we discussed the prospects for the U.S. presidential election, the future of Japan’s economic and security strategies, and the struggle for supremacy between the United States and China, with three invited panelists: House of Councillors member Yoshimasa Hayashi; Nobukatsu Kanehara, a special guest professor at Doshisha University; and Tsuneo Watanabe, senior fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
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- Menya Shichisai: Showing how to build a fresh noodle culture from scratch - The Japan News
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- There is a ramen shop that makes noodles from scratch only after you order. When I first heard that, I thought, “Seriously?” But then, it might be possible. Some famous Japanese eel restaurants start cooking live eels after they receive an order and then grill them slowly over a charcoal fire. This means it’s not unusual to wait an hour for your food. The customer knows this and enjoys calmly waiting for it over a cup of hot sake. This is all part of the food culture here in Japan.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006859400
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- Far away from it all - The Japan News
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- About 350 meters above sea level, in the middle of a tea field in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, is the Sky Tea Terrace. Visitors receive locally harvested green tea at the foot of the mountain, followed by a 10-minute car ride up the mountain path and a 5-minute walk up the slope of the tea plantation.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006823403
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- Geisha in Hakone entertain guests far and wide online - The Japan News
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Amid plunging demand because of the spread of the novel coronavirus, struggling geisha in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, have focused their attention on online services to entertain customers with conversation and traditional performances.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006729110
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- Bathhouse in Tokyo reborn as unconventional art space - The Japan News
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A renaissance of sorts is happening in the Nezu district of Tokyo. A nearly 70-year-old sento public bathhouse in this traditional area of Bunkyo Ward was reborn in June as an exhibition space and cafe.
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https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006697322
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- Tsukiji Hongwanji temple in Tokyo spreads sermons with livestreams - The Japan News
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The famed Buddhist temple Tsukiji Hongwanji in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, has greatly expanded its online sermon services this spring amid the novel coronavirus epidemic.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006634369
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- Traditional Tokyo inn gives telecommuters quiet space - The Japan News
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- A traditional ryokan inn in the heart of Tokyo has begun offering a special daytime service for telecommuters to work in an environment free from the so-called Three Cs — closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006549613
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- Laundromat in old house adds to local renewal - The Japan News
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- TAKASAKI, Gunma — The whirring of the modern machines reverberates inside a traditional Japanese house that has stood for more than 130 years in the most populous city in Gunma Prefecture.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006482115
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- Box concept helps booksellers open shop - The Japan News
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- A crowd gathers in a small basement a short walk from Kichijoji Station in Musashino, Tokyo, to browse a selection of books from about 80 tenants.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006424832
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- Used hina dolls get another chance at life - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- An initiative called “Fukuyose Hina” is currently underway chiefly in Aichi and Gifu Prefectures in which used hina dolls are collected and given a second chance to be seen and enjoyed. The dolls are often displayed in poses from modern life, such as playing sports or even representing scenes from news stories.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006373710
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- Tokyo’s mysterious Platform No. 3 - The Japan News
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The crowds packed on Platform No. 3 at JR Ryogoku Station in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, seemed in no hurry to go anywhere on a cold evening in January. The many red chochin lanterns illuminating the platform were another sign something was amiss.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006316280
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- Old bathhouse in Tokyo finds new role in community - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A former public bathhouse that had been in business for about 90 years in an old Tokyo neighborhood was recently renovated and is now thriving as a multipurpose facility, with an office, cafe and community area.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006250282
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- Soccer manga kicks off station’s new look in Tokyo - The Japan News
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Images from the popular “Captain Tsubasa” soccer manga series cover Keisei Electric Railway Co.’s Yotsugi Station in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, from floor to ceiling. The station is much talked about for its unique, large-scale decorations.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006186481
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- Japanese Tea ceremony attracts more foreigners - The Japan News
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony was held at two venues in Tokyo in October. Aimed at allowing more people to casually experience the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the annual event was organized by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Arts Council Tokyo, part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, which promotes the culture and appeal of the nation’s capital.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006134499
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- Ishinomaki art fest adds to rebirth of devastated area - The Japan News
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — The Reborn-Art Festival will run through Sept. 29 in Ishinomaki and nearby municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture, to support reconstruction from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006027697
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- Goldfish scooping contest catches global interest - The Japan News
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The 25th National Championship of Goldfish Scooping was held on Aug. 18 in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, one of the top goldfish-producing cities in the nation, boasting annual shipments of about 60 million.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005963300
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- Mental sparks fly in welding workshops - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Large sparks flying, a welder in a protective mask joins together iron parts using thousands of degrees of heat. This is a familiar scene at construction sites and factories, but it’s rare to experience welding in everyday life.
To read the full story
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005887344
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- 5-min ‘battles’ add flair to flower arranging - The Japan News
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Floral designers and practitioners of traditional Japanese flower arranging put their skills to the test in a “hanaike flower arranging battle” held in Ota Ward, Tokyo, in late May. The event had the distinct atmosphere of a sports match, with contestants competing to see who could create the best improvised piece in five minutes in front of a crowd of breathless spectators.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005797992
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- Themed trams bring fun to streets of Okayama - The Japan News
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- OKAYAMA — Streetcars designed to look like characters from the British animated series “Chuggington,” which depicts the doings of anthropomorphic trains, are roaming the streets of Okayama.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005749807
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- Kyoto nurtures new multinational talent - The Japan News
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- KYOTO — The annual KG+ photo festival, which is considered a first step to a successful career for emerging photographers, is being held at various venues in the city of Kyoto.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005681677
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- Puppets meet the masses in traveling outdoor show - The Japan News
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The latest performances of the Nippon Bunraku project took place on March 9-12 in front of a torii gate at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. The stage, made entirely from hinoki cypress, was assembled outdoors, allowing the audience to casually enjoy the show.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005611226
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- Japanese classic house serves as art hub, nurtures ties - The Japan News
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- During the Edo period (1603-1867), the Senju district of Adachi Ward, Tokyo, was known as Senjushuku, the bustling first post town for Nikko Kaido and Oshu Kaido, two of the five major highways that spread throughout the nation from Nihonbashi. It was one of the “four Edo post towns,” along with Shinagawa, Shinjuku and Itabashi.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005567239
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- School offers traditional coming-of-age ritual - The Japan News
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- January is a time for coming-of-age celebrations in Japan. This year, the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday fell on Jan. 14, and many local governments and other entities across the nation held ceremonies on or around that date.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005491939
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- Japanese avatar robots provide disabled chance to work - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- “Welcome to our avatar cafe,” said a real woman’s voice, coming from a robot. This was the Avatar Cafe “DAWN ver. β,” and the robots were being operated via remote control by people with severe physical disabilities working from their homes or elsewhere.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005416717
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- Japan needs to speak up on global stage - The Japan News
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Amid rapid and dynamic changes occurring globally, what are the roles that Japan is being asked to take on? The World Economic Forum (WEF, see below) may offer a hint. The nearly half-century-old international organization for public-private cooperation is paying more attention to the country, a move reflected in its opening in July of a center in Tokyo focusing on the fourth industrial revolution, with other entities. To find out more, The Japan News recently sat down with Makiko Eda, chief representative officer of WEF Japan.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004883533
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- Mobile mosque takes ‘omotenashi’ everywhere - The Japan News
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A “mobile mosque” was unveiled in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, in late September, with Muslim residents of the Kanto region coming to say their prayers. Capable of being sent anywhere, this mosque on wheels was created with an eye on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as well as other international events that will be held in Japan.
To read the full story
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004868559
