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Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments ???????? Worldwide Rarities Cembalos A cembalo created by F.E. Blanchet. Its value is comparable to a national treasure. The Dimkedim A Nigerian folk instrumen…
More than 2-million foreign travelers visited Japan in March, the highest number ever for a single month. The amount of money they spend in the country is also increasing. read the o…
On the streets of Tokyo, a majority of people reporters spoke to on Tuesday said U.S. President Barack Obama does not need to say sorry during his May 27 visit to Hiroshima. And an online poll by The…
While flower arrangement for many people in the West consists of symmetrically arranging flowering plants in a vase, Japanese Ikebana (literally 'flowers kept alive') is a lot more complex.…
TOKYO-Japan Display Inc. said Tuesday it would report a nearly $300 million loss in the recently ended fiscal year, another sign of how slower sales of Apple Inc.'s iPhones are hitting supp…
Humans didn't evolve in an environment full of machines, and as a result we have a lot of instinctive reactions to robots that mirror our reactions to other humans. Studies have shown that peopl…
As Japan's population shrinks, and its proportion of elderly rises, the nation continues to avoid increasing immigration. Rather than hire humans to provide care for the nation's elderly, J…
Out of all of the world's beaches, which are the most famous? Perhaps, depending on our own location, we might think immediately of the Caribbean, or Bali, Hawaii or Seychelles. Unless you happe…
One of unforgettable views of Japan's summer is the vivid panorama of blue sky and full of yellow sun flowers in the fields. Here are some spots for breathtaking sunflower fields in Japan. Akeno…
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