JAPAN TODAY
 
Since moving to Japan, I have studied the Urasenke style of sado, or chado (Japanese tea ceremony) in Shimane Prefecture.
My original goal was simply to learn about the matcha culture of Matsue (Shimane’s capital).
Still, the fun of this traditional art and encouragement from my tea...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies.
The policy will apply to those who pass the recruitment examinations in the current fiscal year endin...

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NEWS.AZ
 
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite, News.Az reports citing the Japan Times.
LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station in September, wit...

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NIPPON
 
Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.
The plan was revealed by former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs a suprapartisan study group on...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government said Tuesday Japan will strengthen coordination with foreign investigative authorities to thwart online piracy of the country's anime and manga, as overseas sites hosting such media content remain hard to crack down on.
The government also said it will speed up the del...

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TIME OUT
 
This is the first reported instance of a same-sex couple being recognised as a de facto marriage in a residence certificate
Omura in Nagasaki is now the first known city in Japan to register a same-sex couple as common-law spouses on a residence certificate.
On May 28 2024, 38-year-old...

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CNA
 
A Japanese town that mounted a huge barrier to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji said Tuesday (May 28) that around 10 small holes have already been poked in the mesh screen.
The barrier was put up a week ago in a popular photo spot in Fujikawaguchiko town, where residen...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's Ground Self Defense Force on Sunday held a live-fire drill at its Higashifuji training range near Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The annual exercise, held since 1961, comes as the government moves to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces and boost the defense budget.
Abo...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a trilateral summit with South Korea and China, as the regional security environment has become more uncertain amid the North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
At the countries' first three-way summit in more than...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike plans to run in the capital’s July gubernatorial election as she sets her sights on a third four-year term.
Koike, who was reelected in 2020 as an independent, could make an announcement as early as Wednesday, sources close to the matter said.
Both the Libera...

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