Japan welcomes new sumo yokozuna Onosato with excitement

Japan welcomes new sumo yokozuna Onosato with excitement

This is Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.S/ Here's an extra on Onosato.S/ Yay! Thank you.The newsp...

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Thousand-year-old horse festival held in Fukushima, Japan

Thousand-year-old horse festival held in Fukushima, Japan

The main event of the traditional horse festival Soma Nomaoi was held on May 25 in Fukushima Prefecture.The festival wit...

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Emperor Naruhito plants rice at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito plants rice at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito planted rice in a tradition at the Imperial Palace on May 14.He planted 20 seedlings in total, of the ...

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Princess Aiko tours Osaka Expo, following in father's footsteps

Princess Aiko tours Osaka Expo, following in father's footsteps

Visitors to the Osaka Expo on May 8 were waiting for a special guest.S/ Visitors / Princess Aiko! Princess Aiko!It's Pri...

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Nature observation tours held at Imperial Palace garden on Greenery Day

Nature observation tours held at Imperial Palace garden on Greenery Day

Nature observation tours were held at the Fukiage Garden on Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on May 4, or Greenery Day, ...

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Earth Valley offers panoramic view of Owakudani in Hakone hot springs

Earth Valley offers panoramic view of Owakudani in Hakone hot springs

A new facility called Earth Valley offers a panoramic view of Owakudani, a volcanic valley and tourist attraction in the...

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Over half a million visit Osaka Expo one week since opening

Over half a million visit Osaka Expo one week since opening

According to the expo association, a total of over 500,000 general attendees have visited the Osaka Expo in the first se...

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Emperor takes in ballet performance of 'Giselle' with artistic director Yoshida

Emperor takes in ballet performance of 'Giselle' with artistic director Yoshida

Emperor Naruhito took in a ballet performance of "Giselle" by the National Ballet of Japan at the New National Theatre i...

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Emperor Naruhito plants rice seeds at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito plants rice seeds at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito planted rice seeds at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 15 as part of annual tradition.He sowed 720...

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Visitors flock to Tokyo's Meguro River to see cherry blossoms falling

Visitors flock to Tokyo's Meguro River to see cherry blossoms falling

People flocked to Meguro River in Tokyo on April 12 to see cherry blossoms falling on the ground and onto the water.Offi...

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