Nakamura Sumire sets record as youngest player to win 100 matches
13-year-old Go player Nakamura Sumire becomes the youngest player in history to win 100 official matches.
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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako remotely attend National Tree Planting Festival
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako remotely attend the National Tree Planting Festival in Shiga Prefecture.
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Historic Kanazawa festival held in central Japan
The historic Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival is held in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for the first time in three y...
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Ukrainian ballet dancer makes debut performance in Japanese ballet company
Ukrainian professional ballet dancer Yevhenii Petrenko performs for the first time since arriving in Japan.
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Portable shrines return to Sanja Matsuri for the first time in three years
Sanja Matsuri, one of the largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo, is held in the Asakusa district on May 21 and 22.
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Tokyo SkyTree celebrates 10th anniversary with special ceremony
An event is held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo SkyTree.
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Culture and history festival held for the first time in three years
The Hojo Godai History and Culture Celebration is held for the first time in three years as a result of the coronavirus ...
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Japanese Boy's Festival Dolls feature celebrities of the year
A long-standing doll maker's Japanese Boy's Festival Dolls feature celebrities of the year.
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Steam locomotives blow their whistles in celebration
Three steam locomotives in three different prefectures blow their whistles at noon on April 27.
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