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    Traditional Crafts Collection

    Souvenirs from any Olympics have always been a popular way to remember the games, and with the years passing they become treasured mementos, family heirlooms, collectors’ items, and so on. Of course, the…

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    Test detects virus within 5 minu

    Researchers developed what they claim is the world's fastest diagnostic testing method for the novel coronavirus, a procedure that takes less than 5 minutes.A team led by Rikiya Watanabe, a chief researcher at…

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    Russia’s flag banned but …

    The Russian flag is barred from the Olympics in a doping dispute. You wouldn't know it to look at the Russian uniforms.The International Olympic Committee told The Associated Press that Russian athletes in…

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    Sakura City’s Tulip Festa

    The sakura season of 2021 may be coming to a bittersweet ending, but it’s a never ending cycle of floral fun in Japan as the tulips pick up the crown and begin their…

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    TOKYO 2020, 100 DAYS TO GO

    The organisers have had to make major adjustments to host the Games in a way that protects everybody’s health. But some things will not change: as planned from the outset, Tokyo 2020 aims…

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    109-yr-old Olympic torch

    Nara — The oldest torch bearer in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay so far completed her section in a wheelchair in this west Japan city on April 12. Local resident Shigeko Kagawa,…

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    The TW Sakura Photo Contest

    We launched our very first photo contest at the end of 2020 to encourage our readers to head outside and enjoy the seasonal fall colors – all while maintaining social distance, of course.…

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    12 of the Most Beautiful Places

    Each year locals and travelers alike await with bated breath for the much-loved hanami season. This age-old tradition, once reserved for only the elite typically, comprised of much sake and feasting as well…

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    What Age of Samurai Didn’t Tell

    On February 24, Netflix released their new documentary show Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan to widespread “Oh heck yeah!” The series, which features reenactments of 16th-century events that ultimately led to the…