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Learn about Kokeshi dolls
Kokeshi is a Japanese made wooden doll. They are known as one of the oldest and most important traditional folk art works in the country of cherry blossoms.
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Learn about exotic mushrooms in Japanese cuisine (1)
Mushrooms are a nutritious food, rich in minerals, vitamins and very good for health.
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Learn about exotic mushrooms in Japanese cuisine (2)
Continuing the article in the previous section, today we will learn about strange mushrooms in Japanese cuisine.
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Exquisite Japanese wagasa paper umbrella
Wagasa really became an object of secrecy after the Edo period, ie mid-Meiji and Taisho.
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Are the Ainu and Okinawan people in Japan having relatives?
According to a recent scientific discovery in Japan, Ainu minorities in Hokkaido and Okinawa have similar genetic characteristics through DNA analysis of these two commu…
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Journey to the land of
Recently, special visitors including French Minister of Energy and Industry, Eric Besson and the delegation were led to visit deserted towns around Fukushima nuclear pla…
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Blood type also affects civil rights?
What does the blood group say about you? A Japanese minister resigned, saying that the blood group explained his failure. According to faith in Japan, what does this mea…
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Japanese language comes from the Korean peninsula
Japanese dialect is brought by farmers migrating from the Korean Peninsula about 2,200 years ago.
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Inside a Japanese nuclear power plant
The video was written by IDG reporter more than 3 years ago, during a visit to the No. 3 reactor of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant.
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Can take rare earths from the ocean
The ocean floor may become a plentiful source of rare earth, scientists claim.
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Mathematics in Japanese temples
Hundreds of years ago, people in Japan thanked gods by sacrificing a horse or pig. However, these are valuable assets, so it is difficult for poor people to express thei…
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Strangely, dolls grow long hair in an ancient temple in Japan
There have been many legends about Okiku before, but the story that everyone spreads widely is that it was bought by his 17-year-old boy, Eikichi Suzuki, in 1918.
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The most terrifying spooky characters in Asian legends
Asian legends often have a lot of magical creatures, among them surprises.
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The bright blue fire bridge flashes through the sky of Japan
Bright fireballs fly through the sky of Japan on the evening of November 21 that many people witnessed bewilderment, Sun yesterday reported.