"Shooting Star" bullet train

"Shooting Star" bullet train

A beaming bullet train runs through Kyushu area to mark the 10th anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen.

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Hayabusa2 capsule on display at museum

Hayabusa2 capsule on display at museum

A capsule of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space explorer is put on display at a museum near Tokyo. The container returned to Earth ...

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Violin made from miracle pine tree

Violin made from miracle pine tree

A violin made from the lone pine tree that survived the March 2011 tsunami in Iwate Prefecture is featured at a memorial...

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Shikoku Pilgrimage temples and local sake makers cooperate to overcome coronavirus

Shikoku Pilgrimage temples and local sake makers cooperate to overcome coronavirus

Buddhist temples that are part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage and local sake makers in southwestern Japan cooperate to overco...

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Dolls to celebrate boy's well-being

Dolls to celebrate boy's well-being

A city in Shizuoka Prefecture displays dolls that wish for good health and well-being of boys.

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Masks for musical instruments

Masks for musical instruments

Masks have become an everyday necessity in the coronavirus age, and now there are masks for musical instruments.

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Life-size Hina dolls for girls' festival in Japan

Life-size Hina dolls for girls' festival in Japan

Life-size "Hina" dolls are on display at a historic inn in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, for the doll festiva...

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Sapporo Snow Festival goes online

Sapporo Snow Festival goes online

Sapporo holds its snow festival online for the first time amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo sushi shop delivers 100 seasonal sushi rolls to frontline medical workers

Tokyo sushi shop delivers 100 seasonal sushi rolls to frontline medical workers

A sushi restaurant in Tokyo’s Tsukiji area donates 100 seasonal sushi rolls to a hospital that treats coronavirus patien...

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Annual bean-tossing events held across Japan

Annual bean-tossing events held across Japan

Annual bean-throwing events took place in various parts of Japan, with limited participants amid the coronavirus pandemi...

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