Highlighting JAPAN

PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY
- G20 HAMBURG SUMMIT

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COVER STORY
EVOLVING TRADITIONS

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A "Peddler" for the Arts

An interview with Ryohei Miyata, Commissioner for Cultural Affairs

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Kabuki: New Frontiers

How kabuki is embracing cutting-edge technology and blazing new trails

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Eternal Noh

Kanze Kiyokazu, 26th Grand Master of the Kanze School, explains the essence of noh.

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"Living" Dolls

Why Awaji ningyo joruri puppet theater is enjoying a revival

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An Education in the Performing Arts

A long-running human resources development program supports Japan's traditional performing arts.

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Release of the Divine Spirits

Artist Miwa Komatsu unleashes in her work the "divine spirits" that dwell in her heart.

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Solutions from Ceramics

An innovative technology developed decades ago continues to create opportunities for NGK Insulators.

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Clarity of Purpose

With 900 years of history, the Myochin family business output has inevitably changed with the times, but the sound its products make resonates as clearly as ever.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
RECYCLED PAPER ON DEMAND

An innovative dry recycling technology gives old sheets of paper a new leaf of life - on site.

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MY WAY
Teaching Japan's National Sport

Renzendoruji Gantukus came to Japan from Mongolia to pursue a career as a sumo wrestler. Today he trains young enthusiasts of the sport - both Mongolian and Japanese.

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SMEs OVERSEAS
Bilirubin Meters for Vietnam

A small company in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, has been trialling its instrument for the screening for jaundice in newborn infants in Vietnam.

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WASHOKU
Much Ado about Udon

Sanuki udon, that is.

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NATIONAL PARKS
Akan: Remembrance of Things Past

Continuing our series introducing Japan's thirty-four designated National Parks, we visited Akan National Park in Hokkaido.

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