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All posts tagged "Japan"
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369Culture‘Dragon’ makes blazing descent in daring ritual at fire festival
Japan, Wakayama Prefecture – It looked like a sea of fire as almost 1,700 men bearing flaming torches raced down the time-honored...
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413CultureJapanese giant salamander toy becomes cuddly Kyoto sensation
Japan, Kyoto – A strange souvenir is an unexpected hit at Kyoto Aquarium in the city’s Shimogyo Ward: Japanese giant salamander stuffed...
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448CultureIce monsters provide the chills at Zao ski resort in Yamagata
Japan, Yamagata -The “juhyo” ice monsters spawned by a convergence of weather conditions are now at their ferocious best on trees at...
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490Living in JapanSnow causes flight delays, cancellations at Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports
TOKYO – Two days after central Tokyo experienced unseasonal 17 deg C heat, it is bracing for a rare heavy snow day...
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514General34% of Japanese people prefer use of era name
Japan, Tokyo -About one-third of respondents in a recent Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll said they mainly use the Imperial era name to...