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This summer, West Japan Railways is sending passengers on what is probably best described as a mystery tour. JR West is based in Osaka and operates a network of lines throughout the western half of Japan’s main island of Honshu, as well as on parts of Kyushu – the large island just southwest of Honshu – including the Sanyo Shinkansen...
KYOTANGO, Kyoto -- The board of education here has installed an AI-based English study app on the tablets of all 441 second-year junior high school st
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With the cherry blossoms in full bloom, a giant shogi board with human shogi pieces was set up on a 15-meter square on the top of Mt Maizuru in Yamagata.
Why are garden enthusiasts so eager to visit Japan from late March to mid-April? The country’s iconic sakura aka cherry blossoms, of course, that blanket the country in soft pink splendour! O...
For more than a decade and a half I have worked to re-establish the bicycle as transport in scores of cities around the world, spoken at length at keynotes about the spectacular utility and beauty of…