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Four towns to visit in Kyushu, an often overlooked corner of Japan
“You can feel that this tree is still alive.” Some 140 years ago, labourers on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, soaked a massive felled tree in the ocean for 12 month ...
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Japan tracks Russian spy ship near its southern islands for over a week
On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...
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Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it
The thermal glass scallop was found in Okinawa Trough, southwest of the southernmost island, Kyushu, of Japan’s four main islands in the East China Sea. The research team includes Yi-Tao Lin ...
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Interactive map of obscure islands
Aman Vir created an interactive map of his favorite obscure islands. Some you may well have heard of, such as Midway, for ...
Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Holds Media Event During TechGALA, One of Japan's Largest Startup Events
JETRO and Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium held a media event for overseas and English-language media on February 4 ...
Japan Detects Russian and Chinese Spy Ships Near Territory
The Russian and Chinese militaries have sent spy ships to waters close to United States treaty ally Japan, Tokyo reported on ...