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CULTURAL HERITAGE

JAPAN
Nov 1, 2022
Japanese folk performing arts set for UNESCO listing
A total of 41 folk performing arts in 24 prefectures, including bon odori summer festival dances and nenbutsu odori dances with incantations, were recommended.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2020
Panel to seek UNESCO listing for 37 Japanese folk performance arts
The Council for Cultural Affairs decided Wednesday to recommend that 37 folk performance arts be added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2016
Japanese architect group pushes for Yoyogi National Gymnasium to get World Heritage listing
A group that includes famed Japanese architects Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma on Wednesday launched a campaign seeking inclusion of gymnasium facilities used in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015
Attire of Korea's last princess to be returned to Seoul
In a bid to help repair strained bilateral ties, a Tokyo university that had for decades stored traditional attire worn by the last princess of Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) donated the clothing to Korea's Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2014
'Washi' paper-making village hopes UNESCO designation will bring tailwind
Villagers in Higashi-Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, are riding high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 14, 2014
Honminoshi traditional paper-making flows from long dedication, and UNESCO takes notice
UNESCO recently announced that Honminoshi, a traditional Japanese paper-making craft, is being considered for the organization's list of intangible cultural heritage.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2014
Old silk mill gains new importance
Gunma Prefecture's Tomioka Silk Mill, which UNESCO has decided to add to the World Cultural Heritage List, symbolizes 19th-century Japan's efforts to become a member of the industrialized world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / FOOD MATTERS
Nov 28, 2013
Quality rises above the menu scandals
Since the first Tokyo Michelin guide was published in autumn of 2007, the unveiling of each new edition has become one of the major events of the gastronomic calendar. Despite the initial indignation that a foreign tire company could dare to judge Japanese restaurants, the local media have embraced the...
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2013
Washoku as a cultural heritage
Coming this December, traditional Japanese cuisine, 'washoku,' is likely to be designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage if the voting by UNESCO goes as expected.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 10, 2013
Rice planters put on a show for famed event
An annual rice-planting festival known as the Mibu no Hana Taue Matsuri will be held Saturday in Hiroshima, giving visitors a peek into the centuries-old popular ritual that was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011.
Ukraine risks losing all Russian land it seized within months, U.S. says
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffins of three comrades killed in recent fighting in eastern Ukraine during their funeral in the western city of Lviv on Dec. 20.
South Korea's worst plane crash in decades leaves 179 dead
Rescue personnel are seen near the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday.
Rejecting the Nippon Steel bid is a slap in the face to Japan
U.S. Steel workers who support the takeover by Nippon Steel rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September.
Japanese lawmaker dies in Maldives
Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi
Sony's Crunchyroll finds its early lead in anime under attack
A poster depicting the characters of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in Tokyo's Shibuya Station in 2023.
How Hokkaido quietly became a culinary treasure trove in 2024
The central Hokkaido city of Asahikawa made headlines this year when one of its suburbs was named as the best place to live in Japan — a ranking earned in part due to the community's many outstanding restaurants and cafes.
Bling-Bang, baby: The J-pop soundtrack of 2024
Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts' uptempo “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” quickly became a TikTok favorite after its release days into 2024, which helped turn the song into a Billboard Japan Hot 100 topper for 19 weeks before rising up viral streaming charts around the world.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Dodgers voice Stephen Nelson paves way for Japanese Americans in media
Dodgers announcers Stephen Nelson and Jessica Mendoza pose with Ichiro Suzuki before a game against the Mariners in Seattle in 2023.
Start the new year not with one temple visit, but seven
At each shrine and temple, priests create festive, decorative go-shuin stamps, and you can collect the marks of all seven of the lucky gods on one piece of paper (called a shikishi) to serve as a good-luck talisman.

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