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Activists Angry as the IAEA Approves Fukushima Water Release

In this week's news roundup, we report on Japan's controversial plan to release treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, a decision that was given…

July 9, 2023

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A dream New York tour turns into a Montreal airport nightmare for NL teens

Air Canada is apologizing for a situation that saw nearly three dozen teenagers from Conception Bay North, along with their five adult chaperones, stranded for three days in Montreal, dashing…

June 30, 2023

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Canadian wildfire smoke disrupts US air travel

The wildfire smoke that has cast a sickly pall over major cities across the eastern US snarled air travel Thursday, creating headaches for big aviation hubs and upending plans for…

June 28, 2023

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6 Kagurazaka Coffee Shops Worth Checking Out

Known for geisha and French restaurants, Kagurazaka is one of Tokyo's most charming and refined areas. It has stayed true to itself throughout the decades, slowly incorporating novelty without overdoing…

June 28, 2023

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Stay at an Airbnb Gassho Home in the World Heritage Site of Gokayama

Not far from the coastal city of Toyamaas you wind around some beautiful country roads and pass by picturesque rice fields, you will come across one of the most untouched…

June 27, 2023

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Japan Book Review: Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda

How do you describe the indescribable? Riku Onda's Honeybees and Distant Thunder makes a valiant attempt to do just this when portraying the universal language of music and its effect…

June 25, 2023

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The Most Influential Travel Brands Right Now

by Donald Wood Last updated: 1:20 PM ET, Thu June 22, 2023 The American magazine company TIME released its annual list of the 100 most influential companies in the world,…

June 22, 2023

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Highway 4 to remain closed for at least another 10 days

Single-lane alternating traffic is expected to be moving along the highway by the weekend of June 24-25, the Transportation Ministry says Highway 4 is not expected to be open again…

June 16, 2023

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5 Iconic Tokyo Crossings (That Aren’t Shibuya Scramble)

Shibuya Scramble is one of Tokyo's incomparable sights and perhaps the most photographed location in the capital — and not without good reason. There's something about the towering commercial buildings,…

June 14, 2023

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Sanctuary is Netflix’s Imperfect Love Letter to Sumo

Netflix's Sanctuary is a rare thing in Japanese entertainment: a fictional story about sumo. There's a reason why we don't see many of those, and it's because sumo isn't just…

June 7, 2023