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With one of the busiest ports in Japan today, it’s no surprise that Kobe has a long history of international relations.
Travel

Exploring the bustling and diverse city of Kobe

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It may be best known to the rest of the world for its delicious beef or perhaps even for the devastation of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. But Hyogo Prefecture’s Kobe City has a long and fascinating history of contact with the world outside Japan. Over a 1,000 years ago… Read

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An expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength

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The French navy frigate, bristling with weaponry and powering through frigid Norwegian seas not so far from Russia, awoke at 7:30 a.m. sharp to what, in the circumstances, was a surreal sound. The 1967 “ Summer of Love " hippie anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your… Read

Health

A new strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shrank tumors in two early tests

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A new strategy to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments with a handful of patients. Scientists took patients’ own immune cells and turned them into “living drugs” able to recognize and attack glioblastoma. In the first-step tests, those cells shrank tumors… Read

Food

The secret agents of the Michelin Guide

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They are paid to eat in the best restaurants in the world -- but the price is having to lie even to their friends about the job. Hidden amongst hundreds of guests descending on the 16th century Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley for a luxurious dinner ahead of… Read

Lifestyle

The spring equinox is here: What does that mean?

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Spring is almost here — officially, at least The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the northern hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here's what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth's orbit. As the Earth travels… Read

Environment

Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says

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At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics — from food packaging to toys to medical devices — than previously estimated by environment agencies, a report published on Thursday found, raising questions over pollution and consumer safety. While the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) had previously identified around 13,000 plastic… Read

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Add this leg massager to your self-care routine

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It’s normal to see a significant step count increase when you move to Japan. The vast network of train lines, buses and cycling culture can make driving a car feel unnecessary. In a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2019, the average step count of a… Read

Lifestyle

Startups from Kanagawa Prefecture solving Japan's social issues

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The Japanese government is currently encouraging the growth of startups with the goal of increasing investment in startups to 10 trillion yen in FY2027. Under such initiatives, Kanagawa Prefecture has been supporting several startups by implementing the KSAP (Kanagawa Startup Acceleration Program) to gain both social contribution and business expansion.… Read

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Spouse-seeking market saturated with fraud

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The pitfalls littering the road to marriage are deep, wide, many and costly. Watch your step, warns Spa (March 12). Social life is not what it used to be. For some, increasingly numerous, life is hardly social at all. Personal fulfillment that takes no account of others is an increasingly… Read

Travel

Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari: Home to over 1,400 animals

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Located in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Natural Animal Park African Safari gives visitors a chance to return to nature and immerse themselves in the wildlife of the African continent. Children and adults alike will enjoy the unique experiences of seeing, touching and feeding animals not typically found in your favorite zoos. While… Read

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