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Gion Festival float bound for Japanese garden in OregonSeptember 13, 2018KYOTO--Across the vast Pacific, the Ayagasa Hoko float, featured during the "saki matsuri" (preceding festival) of the Gion Festival, will make the long journey to Portland, Ore. , to be put on display in
Only letter with samurai Ryoma’s signature to go on showSeptember 11, 2018FUKUI--A rare original letter signed by samurai Sakamoto Ryoma will go on display here at the Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History starting Sept. 22. Fukui prefectural officials said that the missive,
KYOTO GOES KAWAII: Bamboo craft shop develops flower-shaped aroma diffusersSeptember 6, 2018Editor’s note: This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. * * *The Take Reed, a series of flower-shaped bamboo ornaments, are actually aroma
U.S. forces had full picture of Chiba airfields in last days of warSeptember 1, 2018KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--U. S. forces gained the entire picture of the Imperial Japanese Army’s airfields and munition plants in and around this city during the final stages of World War II, according
Contemporary stars, Chinese treasures fuel art export boomAugust 27, 2018Japan’s art market is in the midst of a boom with exports at a three-decade high, driven by demand for works by contemporary superstars such as Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami, as well as classical Chinese
Designer posts origami crane template to take flight on SNSAugust 25, 2018HIROSHIMA--Designer Hiromi Momita has posted templates for paper cranes for posting on social networking services (SNS) in hopes of spreading a message from her hometown here for a world free of nuclear
New film revisits Taiji for a neutral look at hunt traditionAugust 25, 2018NEW YORK--The town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, was unwillingly thrust into the spotlight following the release of the documentary film "The Cove" in 2009, focusing on its traditional dolphin hunting
Spruced-up door panels go on show at Kyoto’s Zen templeAugust 24, 2018KYOTO--Six top contemporary artists breathed new life into old “fusuma” sliding door panels for the first time in 400 years in replacing paintings at a renowned Buddhist temple here. The spruced-up sliding
Pocky gets posh with ‘Premiere Classe’ biscuits aimed at touristsAugust 23, 2018OSAKA--Pocky stick biscuits are already a big favorite with Japanese kids, but maker Ezaki Glico Co. wants to extend their appeal across the generations, and the globe, with a new “high-end version” of
Artistic pieces popping up from paper, delighting art loversAugust 22, 2018Creating works of art from paper, a small company in western Tokyo, working with architects and designers, has found an enthusiastic market for its vases, animals and other complex objects. Paper processing
Exhibition pairs legendary Noh masks from Kongo SchoolAugust 16, 2018Two "ko-omote" (small mask) from the Kongo School Family of Noh theater that were treasured by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) have been reunited for the first time in about 50 years in a special

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