"I've interacted with people of all ages traveling to rural areas in Japan and across the world.
I grew as a person, including the ability to deal with changes," said Shotaro Ichihashi, a 32-year-old…

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Nagasaki Kisha Kurabu, which launched the campaign on Aug. 11, aims to raise 1.5 million yen ($14,090) by Oct. 31.
The two DD51 class diesel locomotives were formerly used to haul limited express sle…

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City-Cost - 9 hours ago - 11:50 | ArtsThe Hamarikyu Oedo Cultural Arts Festival is sending off the summer in Tokyo in some style over the weekend with a colorful celebration of traditional Edo-era ar…

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And if you needed a reason as to why Japan should be high on your list when scouting study abroad opportunities, know that Japan recently ranked as the No.
2 study abroad destination in Asia AND No.1…

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On most nights in Japan there is a mass migration of thousands of gaijin travelling to the chain pub known as the HUB.
This strange spectacle is known in Japanese as “gaijindamari”, which loosely tra…

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Hotel brand Trunk worked alongside design studio Tripster to create this boutique hotel in Tokyo, which takes cues from traditional Japanese aesthetics – but unusually boasts its own miniature nightc…

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Construction has begun on the Toranomon-Azabudai district in central Tokyo, where Japan's tallest skyscraper will sit alongside buildings and a landscaped pergola designed by Heatherwick Studio.
Heat…

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KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 22:02 | All, JapanJapan's space agency said Thursday its Hayabusa2 space probe returning to Earth late next year will drop its capsule containing asteroid samples in Austra…

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Under the current system, companies receive subsidies if they undertake steps to facilitate paternity leave such as holding management seminars or getting bosses to encourage their subordinates to ta…

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"In Japan, where being clean and odorless is highly regarded, there is a tendency for young people, especially, to be overly concerned" about the smell of their body, he said.
Many people, who are so…

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