
Scaled down dance festival held in central Japan amid quake recovery
A traditional summer dance festival took place in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on August 14.The event that dates back hu...
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130,000 pop-culture lovers gather at Comic Market
NTV Reporter / Many people are using umbrellas and towels in this heat while they queue to enter the venue.Individuals o...
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Kyoto town resumes fireworks 11 years after explosion accident
A town in Kyoto Prefecture resumed the local firework festival on August 11 for the first time in 11 years.A gasoline ta...
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Newest capsule hotel opens in Tokyo
Japanese tech company NTT Data joined the hotel industry with its first-of-a-kind capsule hotel. An infrared camera and ...
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Crown prince and family take in flower arrangement contest in Gifu
Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito took in a flower arrangement contest in Gifu Pr...
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Crown Prince Fumihito and family visit central Japan for high school cultural festival
Crown Prince Fumihito, his wife Crown Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito attended the opening ceremony of a nat...
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Princess Kako attends equestrian competition in central Japan
Princess Kako attended a national high school equestrian competition in central Japan on July 25.Local officials welcome...
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Imperial Family attend birthday concert at Imperial Palace
A concert celebrating the 90th birthdays of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko was held at the Imperia...
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Climbing routes open on Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji
The climbing routes opened on July 10 on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji.At 9 a.m., barricades that were inst...
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Ohtani in the Rice field art
A rice field in Oshu City in Iwate Prefecture got a special look for the month. Seven rice plants including white and pu...
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