(Mitsuo Baba explains photos of his former house build under a project led by Floyd Schmoe in Nagasaki on Aug. 10, 2019.)
None of the structures which were erected under Schmoe's Nagasaki project rem…

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The Hokkaido Shimbun Press - 22 hours ago - 07:44 | All, JapanHokkaido Railway Co. will retire its popular 30-year-old sightseeing train "Crystal Express" in September.
The last run will be made on S…

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But there’s a way to experience this centuries’ old sport up close and personal — as in twenty feet away personal – by visiting a sumo stable and watching the morning training session, known as asage…

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A watchmaker, a surgeon, a chef and a diorama artist are sitting around together.
Each is a master of their trade and together, they’re attempting to create the world’s smallest bento.
One that fits …

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Ramen Tour - This Kyoto secret ramen shop is hidden in a ichijoji. Ichijoji is located in the north part of Kyoto, not so famous as a tourist spot but people who live in the Kansai area gather here f…

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The Yakuza series is returning next year, but it is also getting some major changes.
But the biggest departure for the series is that it’s now using a turn-based combat system.
Yakuza 7: The RPG Apri…

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The first true post-Kiryu Yakuza game has just been shown off in Tokyo, and Yakuza 7 is changing up more than just its location.
It’s absolutely wild—this is a long-running and successful game series…

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The “anti-groping” stamps allow those who experience harassment to imprint their attackers with invisible ink and also provide a deterrent to would-be attackers.
Reuters 10/50 19 August 2019 Proteste…

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Asia-Pacific cities have dominated a ranking of the world’s safest cities, with Tokyo coming in the top spot for the third time in a row.
The index ranked 60 cities by various factors including infra…

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That's well before a corridor between ice sheets opened up, clearing an inland route south from the Bering land bridge.
Stone tools from the site suggest a possible connection between these first Ame…

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