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Vibrant marine ceiling mural graces new research centerMay 26, 2018OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--A ceiling mural painted by a Tokyo artist depicting a wide array of swirling marine creatures is breathing new life into a world-class marine research facility here. The previous
How a Digital Rabbit Hole Gave Midori Takada’s 1983 Album a Second LifeMay 22, 2018YouTube is known for shining a spotlight on viral stars, but sometimes it can act more like a hip record store clerk, digging in the crates. Five years ago, if you clicked on a video for Brian Eno, ‘80s
Say ‘Hello’ to Kitty’s world on immersive new Shinkansen tripMay 21, 2018Fans may still be mourning the loss of the Evangelion Shinkansen train after its retirement on May 13, but never fear, Hello Kitty is here to put smiles back on faces. The ubiquitous feline-like character
Meet Japan’s ‘lord of the rings’ who finds beauty in ordinary nutsMay 21, 2018KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture--Nuts about nuts is the only way to describe Masahiro Kawabe. He is, after all, the only artisan in Japan to specialize in fashioning rings from stainless steel nuts, a hardware
Pop idols take to the streets of Nagoya to help beautify the cityMay 16, 2018NAGOYA--To add to their “squeaky clean” image, pop idols here--clad in overalls--are picking trash off the streets. The female singing group Nagoya Clear’s touts itself as the “cleaning unit” because all
Dojo offers chance to fight like in medieval war days of yoreMay 15, 2018Walking into a warehouse in a residential area in central Tokyo, one feels as if they’ve stepped right into the middle of a medieval war in Europe. Wearing armor, members of the Castle Tintagel dojo in the
A sharper edge to letter opening now has a samurai touchMay 15, 2018SEKI, Gifu Prefecture--For those looking for cutting-edge letter openers, Nikken Cutlery Co. here is offering a limited edition of ones modeled after blades wielded by an elite samurai fighting force. The
Centuries-old Kurokawa Noh tradition saved in 3-D CGI animeMay 8, 2018TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--To help preserve the tradition of the Kurokawa Noh theater for posterity, a researcher has produced a 3-D CGI animation re-creating the actual movements of the centuries-old
Kyushu’s ‘hidden Christian sites’ backed for World Heritage statusMay 4, 2018A dozen sites related to the persecution of Japanese Christians during the Edo Period (1603-1867) have been recommended for World Heritage status, but another submission for a natural heritage site in southern
Owner giving away projectors, items from old movie theaterMay 3, 2018TOYOTA, Aichi Prefecture--It's the final scene for a decades-old cinema house here that once packed them in for the nation's top films in the post-war era. The owner of the decades-old Asuke Gekijo theater
Ceramic replicas fulfill van Gogh’s dream in TokushimaMay 2, 2018NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture--All seven “Sunflowers” by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) are on display here, where visitors can take pictures of and even touch the artworks. That’s because the exhibits at the
Sumo’s ban on women appears a centuries-long evolutionMay 1, 2018The Japan Sumo Association has repeatedly cited “tradition” in banning females from the dohyo ring, but when this ban took effect remains a mystery. Experts in Japanese history, culture or the age-old sport
World in living color as 100 models show off themed kimonoApril 30, 2018KURUME, Fukuoka Prefecture--One hundred models put on a dazzling display here April 29 of kimono themed on 100 of the 196 countries expected to be represented at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The event was held
Centuries-old copy of Ino’s map of Japan discoveredApril 28, 2018FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--A more than 200-year-old hand-drawn rare copy of a section of Ino Tadataka’s groundbreaking map of the Japanese archipelago has appeared as a generous donation to a museum
Okamoto’s ‘Bell of the Sun’ piece now shining over MaebashiApril 27, 2018MAEBASHI--Nearly 20 years after being "lost," avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto’s “Bell of the Sun” has risen again, now hanging in the city’s Chiyodamachi district along the Hirosegawa river. A ceremony celebrating

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