A Map For Publishing Success | Business and Economy | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Informative maps focusing on themes like world affairs, history, and even earthquakes and other disasters have become popular among Japanese readers. These thematic, informative maps are the product of a new strategy publishing firms have adopted amid adverse market conditions.

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Suzuki Ichiro, the 30-year-old right fielder for the Seattle Mariners, made history on October 1 at Safeco Field in Seattle by breaking an 84-year-old record for the most hits in a single season.

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A movie about a 10-year-old girl has overtaken Titanic as the best-selling movie in Japanese history. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (English title: Spirited Away), a full-length animated film, opened in the summer and has become a massive hit.

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A high school student from Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, became the only third person in history whose poem was read before the Emperor and the Empress for the second straight year in the New Year poetry reading ceremony, held annually at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Koto, shamisen, shakuhachi (bamboo flute), wadaiko (Japanese drum), fue (another kind of flute), hichiriki (bamboo oboe). . . all of these are very old Japanese musical instruments with a history of more than 1,000 years. Even many adults probably don't know what they are. But beginning in April 2002, National Curriculum Standards will require all students in Japan to study how to play at least one of these traditional instruments throughout their three years of music classes in middle school.

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The 2002 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament will take place in Japan in June, and you can bet the kids here are excited about it. The World Cup is held every four years in a different country and is watched by billions of people all over the world. For the first time in history the tournament will be held in Asia, and this is also the first time that two countries, Japan and South Korea, have co-hosted the event.

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Miyamoto Musashi was a famous Japanese swordsman who lived in the early part of the Edo period (1603-1868). Musashi, who is said to have been the strongest man in Japan's history, is a popular figure even today. Musashi fought more than 60 times in his life, and he never lost. Once he even took on 70 opponents at once. Musashi was always keen to take on opponents of greater skill than himself in order to improve his skills in the way of the sword. He is seen as a proud but lonely hero who confronts death and grows as a human being while overcoming self-doubt. This character has struck a chord with many people, and the story of Musashi has featured in numerous movies, novels, and TV shows.

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On the evenings of September 15 and 16, elementary and middle school students led performances of Anori Bunraku, a style of Japanese puppet theater that has a history of over 400 years and has been designated as an important national cultural treasure. Although they are children, the students are all accomplished puppeteers. Every year on these dates, the traditional art is performed at Anori Shrine in Ago, Mie Prefecture, during the shrine's annual festival. Ago is a town located at the tip of Shima Peninsula, 80 kilometers south of Nagoya.

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Takao Doi became the first Japanese astronaut in history to venture outside his spacecraft on November 24 (November 25 Japan time) when he and fellow crew member Winston Scott from the United States successfully rescued a satellite that had gone out of control.

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A sixth grader living in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, won the national boys' fencing championship for the second year running in July. It was the first time in the history of the event that a defending champion repeated his feat.

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The New Wave Of Traditional Theater | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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The New Wave Of Traditional Theater | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Kabuki has a long history of skillfully incorporating contemporary trends as it developed and matured as a performing art, maintaining at all times a spirit of "anything goes." That spirit is alive and well in the twenty-first century, most recently taking the form of works staged in collaboration with writers and directors of contemporary theater.

Exploring Kyoto on Two Wheels - Travel - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The buildings that you see on the streets of Kyoto are reminders of the city's history as Japan's ancient capital. A bicycle tour is a great way of enjoying Kyoto's unique atmosphere. Here we suggest a cycling route for taking in some of the city's many sights.

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It is 1843, the fourteenth year of the Tenpo era. The shogunate is in a financial crisis, and in the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo), which is plagued by famine, riots, and other alarming events, ayashi fighters battle horrific beasts from the otherworld known as yoi. This is the plot of Tenpo Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi, a mystical anime series that has been on the air since October 2006.

Shogi - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
This news article features Ito Sae, a Japanese elementary school student who is training to be a professional shogi player. Shogi is a board game resembling chess. The article looks at the long road of practice and competition that lies ahead for Sae as she seeks to become the first female shogi player ever to gain entry to the professional ranks.

Miyazawa - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Exhibitions and events marking the centennial of the birth of the poetic and literary giant Kenji Miyazawa were attended by many Japanese over the summer. Born on August 27, 1896, in rural Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Miyazawa produced many poems and children's stories while teaching at Hanamaki Agricultural High School.

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