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A steam of sweat rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag of wooden talismans, performing a dramatic end to a thousand-year-old ritual in Japan that took place for the last time.

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture--One of Japan’s more bizarre festivals with a 1,000-year history that involves near-naked men fighting over a hemp bag of charms was held for the last time on Feb. 17.

The Sominsai festival, regarded as one of the strangest festivals that dates back 1,000 years in Japan, has come to an end due to an ageing population, saddening people all around the globe,...

The ancient Hadaka Matsuri festival, more commonly known as Naked Festival, has come to a poignant end due to Japans aging population

Many residents in Japan thought their coastal concrete barriers would protect them from the massive wave. They tragically miscalculated.

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