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2011 Earthquake & Tsunami, News

Japan’s Power CrunchJapan’s Power Crunch電力使用制限令発動 15%削減へ「節電の夏」

Japan’s Power CrunchJapan’s Power Crunch電力使用制限令発動 15%削減へ「節電の夏」

Lights are dimmed down and a fewer electric boards is operational than usual at Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, July 1, 2011. The Japanese government started imposing power restrictions on […]

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Hiraizumi Designated World Heritage Cultural SiteHiraizumi Designated World Heritage Cultural Site平泉 世界遺産

Hiraizumi Designated World Heritage Cultural SiteHiraizumi Designated World Heritage Cultural Site平泉 世界遺産

Moutsuji, June 26th, 2011 – Hiraizumi in Iwate, Japan was added to the prestigious list of UNESCO World Heritage Cultural sites on Saturday June 24th, 2011. Hiraizumi’s temples and artifacts […]

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Dinosaurs Expo 2011Dinosaurs Expo 2011上野にティラノザウルス 「恐竜博2011」準備始まる

Dinosaurs Expo 2011Dinosaurs Expo 2011上野にティラノザウルス 「恐竜博2011」準備始まる

Makoto Manabe of the National Science Museum gives an ad hoc lecture of the Tyrannosaurus after its skeletal model was assembled at the museum in Tokyo on Tuesday, June 21, […]

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Meguro Parasite MuseumMeguro Parasite Museum外国人に静かな人気 目黒寄生虫館

Meguro Parasite MuseumMeguro Parasite Museum外国人に静かな人気 目黒寄生虫館

A photo made available on May 16th, 2011 shows a head of a turtle complete with the parasites, ozobranchus and brachiatus, which attack the turtle’s eyes at the Meguro Parasite […]

News, Traditional Japan

Aoi Matsuri in KyotoAoi Matsuri in KyotoAoi Matsuri in Kyoto

Aoi Matsuri in KyotoAoi Matsuri in KyotoAoi Matsuri in Kyoto

A Kyoto tradition since the 6th centruy the Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) procession moves through Shimogamo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The festival was begun in the 500s as […]