BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Pop-Up Cafe That Supports Stutterers Makes Rounds in Japan
Learn about a new and unique popup cafe that aims to employ and advocate for people with speech impediments in Japan.
Tohoku
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
CULTURE
Mihara Ryōkichi: The Kokeshi Dolls Savior
The story of one prolific folklorist's lifelong quest to save Miyagi Prefecture's handicrafts, history, and folktales.
SOCIETY
In Japan’s North, The Bears Are Now Visiting the Train Station
Depopulation in Japan means more abandoned land - and that means the bears in the Tohoku region are getting bolder.
CULTURE
Namahage: In Japan’s Akita, Demons Ring in the New Year
The namahage are wild, Krampus-like New Year's mountain gods of Akita Prefecture. But what's the story behind the horns and straw coats?
HISTORY
Sendai Unearths Old Meiji-Era Transportation History
Tsunami recovery efforts in Sendai have unearthed a canal relay station and a point of local transit history.
NEWS
Falcon Roosts to Rotors: Yamagata Prefecture Employs Drones to Save Crops
In rural Yamagata Prefecture, an aging population is having difficulty dealing with agricultural pests. Enter the drones.
TECHNOLOGY
Robot Testing in Fukushima: From Hoofbeats to Rotors
As Fukushima Prefecture continues to recover from the triple-disaster of a decade ago, a new Robot Testing Field hopes to do its…
TECHNOLOGY
Japanese City Pioneers New Drone-based Warning System
The city of Sendai launches Japan's first-ever drone-based system to alert citizens in hard-to-reach locations of impending disaster.