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Hiroshima to Promote Peace through Tourism

August 7, 2018

Hiroshima- Hiroshima, the western Japan city devastated 73 years ago by the world’s first atomic bombing, is planning a project that will help visitors think about peace by taking them to sites related to the tragedy. While tourism involving sites

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Novelist Murakami Reveals He Learned Writing from Music

August 6, 2018

Tokyo- Prominent Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami took part in a radio program for the first time on Sunday and revealed that he leaned his manner of writing from music. Murakami, 69, served as a disc jockey in the program, which

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Visitors to Katsura Imperial Villa to Be Charged from Nov.

August 1, 2018

Kyoto- The Japanese Imperial Household Agency will boost the capacity of daily visitors to Katsura Imperial Villa, a popular tourist spot in the western Japan city of Kyoto, and begin to charge for admission from Nov. 1. It will be

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Actor Nomura Vows to Showcase Recovery at Tokyo Games

July 31, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese kyogen actor Nomura Mansai vowed Tuesday to showcase his country’s recovery from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident through the Japanese spirit of “wa” harmony at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and

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Perfectly Preserved Tokugawa Shogun’s “Kago” Found in Fukui Pref.

July 31, 2018

Obama, Fukui Pref.- A palanquin that carried Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun, has been discovered at a temple in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, a historical museum in the central Japan city announced Tuesday. It is believed to

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Kyogen Actor Nomura Mansai to Supervise 2020 Games Ceremonies

July 31, 2018

Fukushima- Famed kyogen actor Nomura Mansai has been named “chief executive creative director” to serve as the top supervisor for the planning for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced Monday.

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All 9 Japan Students Get Medals at Physics, Chemistry Olympiads

July 30, 2018

Tokyo- All of the nine Japanese high school participants received medals at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) and the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), the Japanese education ministry said Monday. At the IPhO, held in the Portuguese capital of

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Astronaut Kanai Describes Space Trip as “Nothing Special”

July 30, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, who returned to Japan after ending a 166-day stay at the International Space Station, on Monday described his trip to space as “surprisingly” not out of the ordinary. “Going to space was, surprisingly, nothing special,”

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