New York kids get rice ball for lunch

New York kids get rice ball for lunch

Kids in Harlem, New York, get rice balls for lunch.

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Brightening up your day with shiny head Sumo

Brightening up your day with shiny head Sumo

Men with shiny head compete in a tug of war using suction cups in Akita Prefecture.

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Station cats ward off demons

Station cats ward off demons

Two cats at a station in Fukushima Prefecture, northeast Japan, toss peanuts to ward off demons.

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Nissin Foods to raise prices of Cup Noodle and other products

Nissin Foods to raise prices of Cup Noodle and other products

Nissin Foods says it will raise the prices of Cup Noodle, Chicken Ramen and about 180 other products.

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Bean throwing ceremony at Naritasan temple

Bean throwing ceremony at Naritasan temple

An annual bean throwing ceremony takes place at Naritasan Shinshoji temple to welcome the start of spring.

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Demon Slayer plane to fly Japan's skies

Demon Slayer plane to fly Japan's skies

An All Nippon Airways plane featuring Demon Slayer characters will fly over Japan starting late January.

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Demolishing a 100 meter Kannon statue

Demolishing a 100 meter Kannon statue

Workers are demolishing a 100 meter Kannon statue in western Japan.

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Snow blankets Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto

Snow blankets Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto

Snow blankets Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto as temperatures drop in various parts of the archipelago.

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Living with cardboard furniture

Living with cardboard furniture

Cardboard is no longer a material that is solely used for packaging purposes; it can be used to make furniture, beds and...

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New Year poetry reading at Imperial Palace

New Year poetry reading at Imperial Palace

The annual New Year poetry reading takes place at the Imperial Palace, with Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other m...

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