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Visitors wearing traditional Japanese kimonos watch digital artwork at teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto, Japan, November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -An immersive art space in the ...

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New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that significant technological development does not always mean ‘abandonment’ of cultural practices - particularly culinary traditions.

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An eighth century temple in Japan has been vandalized by a Canadian teen tourist, according to local police. The monument in question is the Toshodaiji Temple, located in the city of Nara, which lies ...

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KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, aiming to dissolve the boundary between ...