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In Japan, characters (mascots) are often created to help
promote products or to help boost tourism. Many of these
characters are attractively designed animals and/or vegetables.
These characters usually appear at promotional events
in kigurumi (full-bodied suits) as well as in souvenir shops as
key chains and other accessories. Since kigurumi also appear
in kabuki – traditional Japanese plays – most Japanese people
are already accustomed to their presence.
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Flying one-and-a-half hours westward from Tokyo you
arrive at Hiroshima Prefecture, which faces the Seto
Inland Sea. Hiroshima City, the capital of the prefecture
and the largest city in the Chugoku region, is infamous as
the blast site of the world’s first atomic bomb, which landed
on August 6, 1945, and killed tens of thousands people.
Now, Hiroshima continuously appeals for world peace as an
International City of Peace and Culture. ...
Entertainment & Trends Tanbo Art: Gigantic Rice Paddy Artwork |
People In Japan Unbound from Conventionality: Conveying Traditional Performing Arts to the Modern World / YOUKI Magosaburo |
J-Teck Focus Devices that Help the Physically Challenged See and Speak |
Business Spotlight Making Buddha Statues Appealing For Interior Decor / MORITA Inc. |
Japan in the World
Japan Ranked 3rd Most “Peaceful Nation”
Close up Japan
Salarymen Get Monthly Allowance of 40,000 Yen
My Embarrassing Language Mistakes
Do you like it or not?
Japan Watching
Is Women’s Swimsuit Photography Allowed?
Japanese History Makers
The Man Who Completed the First Map of Japan after the
Age of 55 / INOU Tadataka
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Exploring Nihongo! Finding Your Way Around |
Takane's Menu Iwashi no Kabayaki Sautéed Sardine in Sweet Soy Sauce |
Japanese Film & Animation Two High School Students and a Family Fight Evil in the Virtual World "SUMMER WARS" |
VISA Q&A
What is the Immigration Procedure When Changing a Job?
Topics & Event
*An Exhibition Celebrating Tomica’s 40-year History
*A Film Festival Enjoyable for Both Children and Adults
*Filling Shiodome Streets with Art
*Foreign Students Quiz Contest
*A Book of Origami for Beginners
