Japan In Focus
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Kagoshima: Local Green Tea Used in ISS to Give Astronauts Tranquility
KAGOSHIMA — Tea produced in Kagoshima Prefecture is being consumed by Japanese and other astronau...
January 24, 2026
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Kushiro Zoo in Hokkaido Gets New Polar Bear
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — Visitors to Kushiro Zoo in Hokkaido are able to see a polar bear again for th...
January 21, 2026
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Good Ole Shopping Street in City in Japan’s Ibaraki Pref. Evokes Showa Era Nostalgia, Was One of the Busiest in Its Prime
INASHIKI, Ibaraki — There is a shopping street that greatly retains the atmosphere of the Showa e...
January 20, 2026
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Kagoshima: Hawk Soars in Demonstration of Edo-Period Hunting Practice, Draws Visitors
KAGOSHIMA — Visitors to Sengan-en garden in Kagoshima City earlier this month were awed by the sp...
January 17, 2026
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Nara: Kasuga Taisha Holds Kagura Hajime Ceremony; Shrine Maidens Perform Heian-Era Ritual Praying for National Peace
NARA — The Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara held on Jan. 3 its annual Kagura Hajime ceremony, a New Y...
January 17, 2026
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31 Years Since Great Hanshin Earthquake: Kobe People Share Momories of Disaster
KOBE — Jan. 17 marks 31 years since the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the Kansai region an...
January 17, 2026
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Sled Time Trials Begin on Northern Japan’s Snowy Mt. Kanpu
OGA, Akita — Timed sled runs down the 355-meter-high Mt. Kanpu began on Dec. 27 in Oga, Akita Pre...
January 14, 2026
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Giant Kadomatsu Decorations Rise at Japan’s Gokoku Shrine, Expressing New Year Wishes
NIIGATA — Two giant kadomatsu gate decorations, each about 5 meters tall, have been set up at Gok...
January 14, 2026
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Edo-Period Shop Selling Traditional Japanese Candy Found in Tranquil Temple Grounds
A short walk from Kishibojinmae Station on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo brings you to Kishimoj...
January 13, 2026
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Ehime: Zoo Aims to Breed Endangered Bornean Orangutans on Verge of Extinction
TOBE, Ehime — A female Bornean orangutan from Indonesia has been newly introduced into a zoo in t...
January 10, 2026
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Miyazaki: Tatami-Mat Tossed at Shrine in Replay of Japanese Sun Goddess Myth
TAKACHIHO, Miyazaki — The annual ritual of Iwato Nage was held at Amano Iwato Shrine in the town ...
January 10, 2026
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Kyoto: Imperial Tea House Given Fresh Roof of Cypress Using Traditional Technique
KYOTO — Work is underway to replace the roof of Seikatei, a tea house located in the Kyoto Sento ...
January 10, 2026
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Heirs to Kyoto Talent: Craftsman Strives for ‘Blacker than Black’ Dye, Mastering Prestigious Technique
KYOTO — Close to the site where 16th-century warlord Oda Nobunaga met his end, famous spring wate...
January 10, 2026
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Tower of the Sun Symbol of 1970 Osaka World Expo Continues to Resist ‘Progress,’ ‘Harmony’ Theme of that Event
The towering colossus resembles both a soaring bird and a human with arms spread wide. Faces ador...
January 8, 2026
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Artwork at Museum Created Using Traditional Japanese Technique Gets Year-End Cleaning
IMIZU, Toyama — Kote-e artisans carefully removed a year’s worth of dust from a kote-e work at a ...
January 7, 2026
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