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…

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Ryogoku and Asakusa are typical downtown areas of Tokyo located near the Sumida river. Especially Ryogoku is a famous place among foreigners, since it is often considered as the home town of Sumo –..…

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We probably had the best weather to go for a day trip to Yamanashi prefecture – sunny, a little bit windy and cold enough, to see the cherry tress in full bloom. Not every traveler...

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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…

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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 people hav…

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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 suppliers. App…

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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. There are…

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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 Hima…

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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 happen to …

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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, Japan's pol…

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