Japan's sake brewers hope UNESCO heritage listing can boost rice wine's appeal
The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...
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U.S. intelligence head nominee made possibly hostile remarks on Japan
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, had made a comment that could be seen as hostile to Japan, it has been learned. The former Democratic ...
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Chinese Teapot Opts for African Crude Over Iranian, Russia Flows
While such plants — known as teapots — have mostly been purchasing Russia’s ESPO and Iranian oil given those cargoes tend to be cheaper and have shorter delivery routes, conditions have been ...
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Stroll through Japan’s past at this architectural park in western Tokyo
Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...
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'A film that only Japan could have made': Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all
"That's why, with what it explores, Godzilla is a film that only Japan could have made." The bombs had a "great, great impact on the Japanese national psyche", adds Sloss – but the people of ...
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Discover the Remarkable Paintings of Three Japanese Americans Whose Life Stories Are Told Through Their Work
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II ...
Fact Check: Footage of Japanese Game Show Where Players Served Tea in Tilted Room Was Comedy Routine
The video shows four people struggling to cross a tilted floor as one attempts to carry and serve a pot of hot tea.
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Japan home to a growing Muslim presence as it embraces change
Japan’s declining births on track to fall below 700,000 Disabled man denied entry to matchmaking party in Tokyo Aerosmith rocks with ‘taiyaki’ chain for special sales of the cakes ...
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Public transport in Japan - statistics & facts
High urbanization and the emergence of megacities in Japan, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, have prompted the development of a highly efficient and potent public transport system, which is of ...
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Russian Forces Briefly Enter Former Occupied Ukrainian Town
Russian infantry managed briefly to re-enter the formerly occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk before being beaten back by Kyiv's army, local authorities told AFP on Thursday. The advances on ...
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Palestine: In Jenin, families are enduring poverty and an endless cycle of Israeli raids
During each Israeli incursion into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank ... to seek alternative housing until repairs could be made. However, according to the family, the 1,300 ...
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How life has changed for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7
The Israeli army has also commandeered some land near its bases in the occupied West Bank, according to the monitoring group Peace Now, and illegal Israeli settlements have expanded, many in ...