- By Japan News
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March 28, 2024
The Cultural Affairs Agency is examining the conditions of original drawings by leading manga artists in Japan and researching methods for preserving them.
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- By Jin Kiyokawa Japan News
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March 28, 2024
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Pottery artisan Genji Shimizu, 78, creates each piece of his kyusu (teapots) one by one in a fluid motion that wastes no energy.
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Hart, 44, has honed a signature style that combines his diminutive height, expressive face and motor-mouth delivery into a successful stand-up act.
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“If you’re successful, you have to give back. That was my mantra in 1980 when I got sober, and it’s been my mantra ever since,” John told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.
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- By Rie Hayashi Japan News
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March 21, 2024
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Gibier cuisine, which features game meat from such animals as deer and wild boar, is rising in popularity.
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- By Japan News
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March 21, 2024
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A giant mural of dinosaurs is on display near Fukui Station, where a new high speed train, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, is set to stop beginning Saturday.
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- By Martha Mendoza, Mahesh Kumar and Piyush Nagpal / Associated Press
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March 20, 2024
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Kuwabara’s dilemma is one an increasing number of American consumers face: With shrimp the leading seafood eaten in the United States, the largest supplier in this country is India, where the industry struggles with labor and environmental problems.
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The court issued a divided decision Tuesday that allows Texas to enforce its immigration law for now. The high court declined to intervene on an administrative stay placed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The Pattie Boyd collection is on display at Christie’s until March 21. Online bidding closes March 22.
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- By Motoko Rich, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya New York Times
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March 14, 2024
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The economy is now in recession after barely growing for decades. The population continues to shrink, with births last year plunging to a nadir.
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The 87-year-old underwent the procedure at Oslo’s university hospital, Rikshospitalet, the royal household said in a brief statement.
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Tyson Foods will continue streamlining its operations by closing the pork plant in Iowa that employs 1,200 people and eliminating the largest employer in the town of Perry.
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The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security camera policy while prioritizing privacy.
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The sport is inherently dangerous, and injuries are not uncommon among horse riders and skiers alike.
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- By Rie Hayashi Japan News
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March 7, 2024
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A fluffy castella cake, fatty tuna nigiri sushi and takoyaki (octopus dumplings) with rich sauce — they look so good that you might be tempted to eat them. But they are actually works of art carved from wood.
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- By Japan News
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March 7, 2024
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A 66-pound Sakurajima daikon (radish) took a top award at an annual contest held in late January at the foot of the vegetable’s namesake volcano, Mount Sakurajima, in Kagoshima City.
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- By Japan News-Yomiuri
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Feb. 29, 2024
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Amid recovering demand for tourism, a bridal company in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, is planning wedding photography tours for foreign tourists in Japan.
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- By Japan News
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Feb. 29, 2024
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The Justice Ministry is allowing male inmates to purchase or be given beauty items and a few other products that traditionally have been allowed only for female inmates.
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