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PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY
- G7 Taormina Summit
- Japan-Argentina Summit Meeting

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COVER STORY
A Unique Comedy Culture

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Atsugiri Jason: Character Assassin

American Jason Danielson, better known in Japan as “Atsugiri Jason, Ehas captured the public imagination with his hilarious high-energy skits ridiculing the complexities of the Japanese language.

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Rakugo: Enriching the Imagination

Rakugo storyteller Sanyutei Ryuraku shares the power of his art with audiences around the world.

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Concentration and Release

Actor Manzo Nomura explains the subtleties of Japan’s traditional form of comic drama, kyogen.

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Clowning Around

Lovable lunatics Gamarjobat have them rolling in the aisles from Georgia to… Peru?

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What’s Manzai?

Who better to ask than manzai-shi Stephen Tetsu!

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The Oldest Jokes in the Book

Kagura, Japan’s oldest performance art, still has the power to make them laugh.

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Art that Wears a Smile on Its Face

The origin of emojis and emoticons, tools we cannot live without when using SNS, may have their roots in early Japanese art.

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From Osaka to the World

Japan’s best-known comedy production line now extends to audiences overseas.

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TOPICS
Keeping the Peace in South Sudan

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
HIGH CO-GENERATION EFFICIENCY, ULTRA-COMPACT DESIGN

Offering high power-generation efficiency in a reduced size, ENE-FARM systems are rapidly taking root in Japan.

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SMEs OVERSEAS
Concrete Improvements

A Hokkaido-based construction firm with an innovative concrete-testing product is expanding its operations overseas.

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WASHOKU
Wagashi for All Seasons

In the first article of a new series introducing distinctive elements of Japanese cuisine, we feast our eyes on the raw and refined confectionery known as “neri-kiri.

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NATIONAL PARKS
Aso-Kuju: The Power of Nature

For the first article in a new series introducing Japan’s thirty-four designated National Parks, we visited volcanic Aso-Kuju on the island of Kyushu.

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