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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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Did you know Japan rings a gong-like temple bell on New Year's Eve? Hear the resonant sound of Joya-no-kane at Kyoto's Chion-in, rung 108 times by 17 monks, and welcome the future with a refreshed heart and mind. Have a happy new year 🎉! #SoundsOfJapan
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French-born Isabelle Sasaki is at home in Iwate. A volunteer in Ofunato after the 3.11 earthquake, she moved there, married a fisherman 🎣, and now balances scallop aquaculture, her karate dojo 🥋, and sharing the real Japan with tourists. #LandOfDiversity
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When every minute counts, could the sky become a lifeline?🚁🇯🇵 From delivering blood products in Mongolia to supporting disaster response, innovative aerial networks are helping solve real-world challenges and paving the way for sky-based infrastructure. 🩸🌏
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How do you make coastal structures safer? Start by learning how they fail. 🌊 Japan’s Port and Airport Research Institute uses a 184-meter-long channel to study how waves affect the ground and damage structures. The findings can help improve coastal protection. 🔬
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Could plants one day light our cities? 💡 A Japanese startup, LEP, created glowing trees, even exhibiting a glowing bonsai at Expo 2025 Osaka. This sustainable lighting innovation could reduce CO2 and energy use, offering a natural solution to global warming. 🌱✨
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#MovieOfTheMonth: Japan's fall leaves 🍁 are stunning with temples, shrines ⛩️, and gardens! Admire Kyoto's Ruriko-in Temple and Yusai-tei, or Heirinji in Saitama. Also see nighttime contrast 🌌 at Tokyo’s Mejiro Garden and Nara’s Tanzan Jinja Shrine here:
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Savor a slice of the sublime in Fukushima, where seafood 🍣 and scenery 🏞️ create a feast for the senses. Discover the delicious eats, enchanting views, and warm people of this vital prefecture, brimming with resilience and community spirit. #Fukushima #RegionalRevitalization
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The mountains 🏔️ in #Aomori & #Akita’s #ShirakamiSanchi have one of Earth's largest virgin beech forests. Its valuable ecosystem is home to various species, including the black woodpecker, and is a #WorldHeritage site. See nature the way nature intended:
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Start the new year with Ozoni, Japan’s unique traditional soup dish! Regional/family combinations of soy sauce, miso, veggies 🥕, seafood 🦐, etc., in a hearty broth with mochi (rice cakes) offer the perfect way to sample Japanese food culture. #HappyNewYear
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Enjoy a new style of smart living with カチャカ | 第11回ロボット大賞「総務大臣賞」受賞! Controlled via voice, the slim & affordable transport robot is the ideal home helper, and its commercial model could be key in mitigating labor shortages in various industries. #InnovationJapan
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Enter the world of Japanese mythology through Kagura! This ancient performing art uses dance and imagery to tell sacred tales, each a prayer to nature and life itself. Explore the story of #Kagura, seen during festivals, at shrines ⛩️, and even in anime.
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#MovieOfTheMonth: The Inuyama Festival features a parade of 13 "yama" floats, shining against cherry blossoms 🌸 by day and glowing with 365 lanterns 🏮 by night! It's held yearly on the first weekend of April at Haritsuna Shrine in Aichi Pref. Wanna go?
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