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The Gov't of Japan

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For centuries, an extraordinary craft has shaped Japan’s textile heritage.✨ Hand-carved in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Ise Katagami stencils have long helped create the refined patterns of kimonos.👘 Today, their intricate designs also find new life in modern interiors and lighting.
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Jul 15
🎭 Noh, echoing beyond borders. ✨ Captivated by its 600-year history, US-born Prof. Emeritus Richard Emmert performs in the Kita school of Noh. For 50 years, he has pioneered “English Noh,” bringing English sounds and rhythms into Noh chant and movement for global audiences. 🌍
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Jul 14
🌋 A volcano to learn from—and lessons to share. At Toya-Usu Geopark in Hokkaido, lessons from Mt. Usu live on through Volcano Meisters, turning memory into preparedness. This wisdom now helps train disaster leaders near Poás Volcano in Costa Rica through cooperation with Japan.
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Jul 13
The sweetest lesson in food loss may come from what gets trimmed away. 🍠 At Ibaraki University, student-led HZP gives new value to hashippo—the overlooked edges of dried sweet potatoes—through 50 recipes, 16 products, and materials that make upcycling accessible & engaging.
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Jul 12
An umbrella on a sunny day? ☂️ Watering the street? 💦 In Japan, sun umbrellas for all ages and genders, yukata, and uchimizu—sprinkling reused water on the ground—are everyday ways to soften summer heat. Staying cool also means caring for shared spaces and the people around you.
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Jul 11
July 11 is World Horse Day. 🐴 On Toi Cape in Miyazaki Prefecture, the Misaki horse is a rare native horse that has lived for more than 300 years in a near-natural state. Protected as a National Natural Monument, they thrive with minimal human interference.
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Jul 10
Learning communication skills from Deaf instructors. 🤝 At an international airport, Deaf instructors teach staff to connect beyond spoken language. Certified NPO Silent Voice demonstrates that those once seen as needing support can also be the ones offering it.
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Jul 9
Along Fukui prefecture's Echizen Coast, daffodils are more than scenery. 🌼🌊 Through SUISEN Bouquet, NOKATE lowers the barriers to caring for the region's fields—making harvesting and sorting easier, and helping newcomers join the work to sustain the cultural landscape. 🏡🌍
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Jul 8
Can a Forest Be Tasted in a Cup of Tea? 🌲🌊 In Miyagi Prefecture, Momonowa’s cedar herb tea starts with forest care. Made from cedar cones gathered during forest restoration, it reconnects people with the forests that nourish the sea. 🍵
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Jul 7
One tradition. Countless local stories. Today is Tanabata! 🎋 Celebrations vary across Japan into August. From Sendai’s streamers and Tokyo’s candlelights to Noshiro’s castle floats and Kyoto’s sky lanterns, a single star legend takes infinite, vibrant local forms. ✨
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Jul 6
The hidden language of birds.🐥 Associate Professor SUZUKI Toshitaka of the University of Tokyo discovered that Japanese tits combine calls into simple sentences They appear to follow grammatical rules like humans. Understanding animals may change our world. 📖
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Jul 5
How can we balance food production with biodiversity? 🌾🐞 Synecoculture is an innovative farming method from Japan that actively designs ecosystems, augmenting their functions to boost crop yields and help improve local livelihoods🤝
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Jul 5
Visit this link for more:
Synecoculture: A New Approach from Japan That Integrates Biodiversity and Food Production | The...
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Jul 4
Lighting towns with forgotten bamboo.💡 Across Japan, local communities are turning neglected bamboo into beautiful Take-Akari lanterns.Working with Kumamoto Prefecture's CHIKAKEN they are transforming an environmental challenge into community pride—and a new local tradition.🏮✨
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Jul 3
Flipping Unwanted Darkness into Starriest Success! 💫 Facing a tourism decline, SHIRASAWA Yuji & Achi Village turned absolute darkness into a starry asset. Partnering with locals, they showed how a shift in perspective turns challenges into lasting value. ✨