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        <title>The Real Questions Behind “Putting It All on AI” </title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Inevitability of the AI RevolutionIn April 2026, the Nikkei published a series of interviews with global and domestic experts as part of its Newspaper Week project. I was one of those interviewed,...]]></description>
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        <title>Japan’s Quantity of Waste and Recycling Rate Both Down in Fiscal 2024</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Japan&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of its fiscal 2024 survey on the status of municipal solid waste generation and treatment. According to the results, total waste gen...]]></description>
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        <title>Gotobiki Rock: The Primordial Sacred Stone of Kumano</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Where the Kumano Deities First LandedKamikura Shrine stands midway up the slopes of Mount Gongen in Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture. Perched atop a cliff known as Ama no Iwatate, the shrine&amp;rsquo;s main o...]]></description>
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        <title>New Film Explores the Life of Tragic Taiwanese Hero Tang Te-chang</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Taiwan&amp;rsquo;s Fallen HeroAt the center of the city of Tainan in southern Taiwan is a circular park where seven main roads converge and radiate outward. Under Japanese rule, it was known as Taishō Par...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c030326/</link>
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        <title>Miyano-Yu: A Former Tokyo Bathhouse Serving Matcha, Espresso, and Warm Memories</title>
        <description><![CDATA[As communal sentō bathhouses close their doors across Japan, a new movement is emerging to repurpose their distinctive traditional architecture and decor for other uses, including caf&amp;eacute;s and gal...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b11711/</link>
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        <title>TeamLab Exhibition in Chiba Combines Light, Darkness, Nature, and a Sense of Vast Time</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Outdoor ArtOn April 17, the international art collective TeamLab opened an outdoor nighttime exhibition at the Yōrō Valley, a tourist spot in central Chiba Prefecture. Until May 24, visitors can strol...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/p01992/</link>
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        <title>Oil Surge May Force 40% of Japan’s Firms to Cut Core Business Within Six Months</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Difficulties in Procuring Raw MaterialsFollowing US and Israeli attacks against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, which is a critical chokepoint for the transportation of crude oil, has been effectively clo...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02766/</link>
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        <title>NTT Docomo Ends i-Mode Mobile Service That Pioneered the Emoji</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Using Phones for Banking, Travel, and MoreOn March 31, 2026, NTT Docomo shut down its third-generation mobile network (3G) and i-Mode service. i-Mode, which was launched on February 22, 1999, has now ...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02591/</link>
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        <title>Shōwa Day (Japan’s National Holidays)</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Looking Back to the Twentieth CenturyShōwa Day, at the start of the Golden Week holiday period, remembers the period from 1926 to 1989, during the reign of Emperor Shōwa.Before the war, April 29, the ...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu051014/</link>
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        <title>Japan Survey Finds Health Checkup Red Flags Often Ignored</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Some Skip Reading the DetailsUbie, a Tokyo-based provider of tech-based healthcare services, conducted a survey of 1,378 people who have undergone a health checkup in recent years. The results show th...]]></description>
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        <title>The Roots of Wagyū: From Local Cattle to Global Brand</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Roots of WagyūWagyū brings to mind mouthwatering cuts of marbled beef soft enough that they seem to melt on the tongue. While the term today represents the pinnacle of premium beef, wagyū has surprisi...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b12201/</link>
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        <title>Tea Kettles and Strainers: Traditional Items with Surprising New Uses</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Loyalty for Nanbu Tekki IronwareCast-iron kettles, or tetsubin, are often blasted as heavy, expensive, and easily rusted, when compared to their stainless steel or enamel counterparts. But still their...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b12006/</link>
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        <title>Umeboshi Pickled Plums: Salty, Sour, Super Flavor for Your Table</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Fruit at Center Stage on the Japanese TableUmeboshi (literally &amp;ldquo;dried plums&amp;rdquo;) are the salted, pickled fruit of ume (Prunus mume) fruit-bearing trees; sweet, sour, and salty, they are e...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c15334/</link>
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        <title>March’s Wagashi: Temari, a Playful Start to Spring</title>
        <description><![CDATA[When winter is over, children who have been stuck indoors rush out to play ball games. Long ago, court nobles were known to pass the time with beautifully embroidered temari hand balls.Temari were int...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c16003/</link>
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        <title>Putting AI and iPS Tech to Work for Personalized Medicine and Drug Discovery</title>
        <description><![CDATA[AI and iPS Cell Technology: Staying Healthy Until the Last?We are inching closer to a future where staying healthy until the very end could be a reality for all. Wearable devices like smartwatches can...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c15103/</link>
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        <title>Taking the Lead in Autonomous Navigation: All-Japan Consortium Sailing Toward Crewless Maritime Shipping </title>
        <description><![CDATA[Leading the Pack in Autonomous ShipsAfter repeated rounds of verification testing on uncrewed operation, the autonomous container ship Mikage received official certification from the Ministry of Land,...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02593/</link>
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        <title>Earthquake Advisory: Seismic Activity Increases off Northern Japan</title>
        <description><![CDATA[After a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Sanriku, the Pacific coast of northern Honshū, on April 20 caused shaking of 5 upper on the Japanese seismic intensity scale in Hashikami, Aomori, the Japan Meteor...]]></description>
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        <title>Severe Heat: Japan Adopts Official Name for No Longer Uncommon 40°C Days</title>
        <description><![CDATA[No Longer ExtraordinaryOn April 17, the Japan Meteorological Agency officially adopted the term kokushobi (roughly &amp;ldquo;severe heat day&amp;rdquo;) to describe days when the maximum temperature is 40&amp;de...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02769/</link>
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        <title>The Koto: An Ancient Japanese Musical Instrument</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Played for Over a MillenniumA koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed instrument similar to a zither, with movable bridges for tuning. Players wear three picks known as tsume on their thumb and fir...]]></description>
        <link>https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/cs00075/</link>
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        <title>Japan’s Cutting Edge: Peelers, Slicers, and Scissors</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Developed with the Customer in MindThe sole function of a kitchen peeler may be to peel thin strips off of an ingredient, but customers can find around 100 different types stocked at Iidaya, a cooking...]]></description>
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