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An interview with Ryohei Miyata, Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
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How kabuki is embracing cutting-edge technology and blazing new trails
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Kanze Kiyokazu, 26th Grand Master of the Kanze School, explains the essence of noh.
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Why Awaji ningyo joruri puppet theater is enjoying a revival
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A long-running human resources development program supports Japan's traditional performing arts.
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Artist Miwa Komatsu unleashes in her work the "divine spirits" that dwell in her heart.
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An innovative technology developed decades ago continues to create opportunities for NGK Insulators.
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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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An innovative dry recycling technology gives old sheets of paper a new leaf of life - on site.
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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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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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Continuing our series introducing Japan's thirty-four designated National Parks, we visited Akan National Park in Hokkaido.
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