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If your Instagram feed has been flooded with reels and photos of Japan lately, you’re not alone — it seems like everyone and their mom is jumping on a 14+ hour flight heading east. In 2024, Japan ...

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Half an hour by train from Shibuya (the Tokyo district famed for its chaotic crossing), this lesser-known city may be the ...

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The region that is now home to Osaka was originally settled in 7,000 BCE. Now, metro Osaka is home to more than 19 million ...

Fusako Goto was a toddler in Fukuoka, Japan, when she started using chopsticks to eat. At age 65, she now teaches elementary school students in Litchfield how to use the Japanese eating utensils.

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