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Back to SearchKokeshi-doll vending machine spotlights Japanese handicraft
Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefectur…
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Young S.Koreans falling back in love with good old-fashioned books
The idea that digital hobbies spell the end for their analog forebears no longer holds true. Vinyl LPs and film cameras are cases in point. Sales hav…
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Japanese POW breaks silence about brutal ordeal in Siberia
The end of World War Two only marked the beginning of another long nightmare for about 600,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians, detained by the Sovie…
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Last survivors: Collecting stories about Japan's nuclear bomb horror
Mise Seiichiro was playing the organ at his home in Nagasaki around 11 a.m. on August 9, 1945. He was pressing the lower notes on the keyboard and im…
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Why Japan is running low on rice
Rice is in short supply at supermarkets in Japan. During late August, an NHK crew visited a store in Tokyo that usually sells about 10 varieties. But…
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'Flame of Peace' project: From Hiroshima to Pearl Harbor
One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged…
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AI brings World War Two testimonies to life
Recorded interviews and testimonies are invaluable resources for learning about history. But nothing conveys firsthand experience quite like one-on-o…
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Nagasaki's story retold: Street performer helps children understand bombing
Teaching children about the atomic bombings can be challenging, given the harrowing subject matter. One man in Nagasaki is using an upbeat performanc…
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Myanmar's education system under attack
A report by human rights watchdog Myanmar Witness says more than 130 schools and universities have come under attack in the three years since the mil…
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Piano that survived Hiroshima bombing inspires hope for peace
When the atomic blast ripped through Hiroshima, few objects near the epicenter survived. These relics―permanent reminders of the horror that nuclear …
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