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Hanawa Bayashi festival begins
Kazuno in Akita Prefecture holds the Hanawa Bayashi festival, designated by UNESCO as part of Japan's Intangible Cultura...
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Korean Air to cut Japan flights
South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air will cut flights to Japan due to the declining demand caused by trade friction bet...
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Top Abe official visits projection mapping exhibit
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga visits popular tourist attraction EPSON teamLab Borderless as the country aims to...
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Chinese man vandalizes Yasukuni Shrine
A Chinese man claiming to be a writer is arrested for vandalizing Yasukuni Shrine, a controversial location where war cr...
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Rolling babies over for health
People roll babies over in an event at a shrine, wishing for their health.
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Giant panda Saihin turns 1
Saihin, a giant panda at Wakayama's Adventure World, celebrates her first birthday.
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Empress Masako attends Nightingale Medal Ceremony
Empress Masako pins prestigious medals on two Japanese nurses at the Florence Nightingale Medal Ceremony in Tokyo.
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Giant Buddha cleaned before Obon holiday
The Great Buddha in Todai-ji Temple gets cleaned before the Obon summer holiday.
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Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing
As Hiroshima marks the 74th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, Mayor Kazumi Matsui urges the Abe administr...
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Danjiri Kishiwada festival
Nippon TV takes a behind-the-scenes look at Osaka's high-speed Kishiwada Danjiri Festival.
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