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PARIS - With Japanese calligraphy set to be considered for registration as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, a lecture was held in central Paris on Monday to explain the history and cultural ...

The Yokai Senryu Contest, a poetry competition themed on Japanese "yokai" folkloric monsters, has come to an end after 20 years. The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about why ...

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Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on March 31, 2026. (Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Tuesday ...

The City of Manhattan is implementing a few changes to maintain parking access during a major project likely to take place over the next year or two.

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In "flipped learning," students watch podcasts of their teacher's lectures on their own time and spend their time in the ...