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700-year-old fest revamped
A traditional horse festival took place in central Japan on a less rigorous course following claims of animal abuse. The...
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Children try horseback archery
Elementary school students participated in horseback archery for Children’s Daycelebration at Tonogo-Hachimangu shrine i...
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Emperor and family enjoy vacation at farm north of Tokyo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his family arrived at the Goryo Bokujo Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture north of ...
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Cambridge holds traditional Japanese storytelling workshop
Cambridge University held a traditional Japanese storytelling workshop on May 1.The workshop focused on “rakugo” and “ko...
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Damage at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple
The Niomon gate at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple in Shizukoa prefecture was reported vandalized on May 1.The temple’s entranc...
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Ryukyu Kingdom artworks returned from U.S. unveiled to media
Eighteen artworks, including royal portraits depicting the successive kings of the Ryuku Kingdom, were unveiled to the m...
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Bridal fashion designer Katsura Yumi dies at 94
Japanese bridal fashion designer and pioneer Katsura Yumi died at age 94 on April 26. Her company’s website informed abo...
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Godzilla rips through Tokyo Metropolitan building
A projection mapping of a 100-meter-tall Godzilla ripped through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April 27.The spect...
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Princess Aiko visits mausoleums of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako
Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited the mausoleums of Emperor Hirohito and Emp...
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Female patients less likely to die with female doctors-A study by Tokyo University
The female patient mortality rate is lower when treated by a female doctor rather than a male doctor according to a new ...
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