With lessons learned from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, mobile phone carriers and media organizations on Friday rallied to offer crucial communications services to victims of the Kumamoto qu…

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What in the World offers you glimpses of what our journalists are observing around the globe. Let us know what you think: whatintheworld@nytimes.com This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about…

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japan " guide " japanese festivals " matsuri list " sanja matsuri posted by John Spacey, August 14, 2014 Sanja Matsuri is Tokyo's biggest festival. It has a reputation for being a…

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Visitors to a Tokyo zoo are enjoying their final rides on a popular bus that gives them a close-up view of lions.

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A Japanese lab is investing some time in the possibilities of a 5-axis 3D printer. They show it printing using five axis as well as doing finish machining on a printed part. We've covered parts of wh…

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RICE FARMING IN JAPAN For three millenea rice has been raised in a sustainable way in Japan. The hills and mountains are covered by rice terraces. Woodlands are preserved as a source of compost. In r…

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Nintendo has been a household name in the world over for the last 30 years, and their Pokemon franchise took the world by storm in the 90s. But did you know that the multimedia Nintendo empire starte…

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Many tea utensils and fabrics have recurring traditional designs and motifs that you can learn to recognize. You see them also on kimono, shifuku and kobukusa fabrics as well as on lacquer ware and i…

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The Maritime Museum or Fune-no-Kagakukan as it is known, is everything nautical, the building is even shaped like a giant ship. There are several levels of interactive displays, a large outdoor area,…

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Japan is known to be one of the richest countries in the world but the sad truth is that one in six Japanese children is currently living in poverty. This is the worst statistic in the industrialized…

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