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The world's tallest Ferris wheel opened in July at an amusement park in the city of Osaka. It measures 112.5 meters (369 feet) from the ground to its apex, and the wheel has a diameter of 100 meters (328 feet).

Capsule - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A time capsule buried nearly 30 years ago to commemorate the World Exposition in Osaka in 1970 was unearthed in mid-March. The cylindrical container measuring 1.3-meters high and 1.0 meter in diameter was buried nine meters under the ground near Osaka Castle in January 1971. The 2,098 items placed in the capsule were chosen to show how people lived at the time of EXPO 70, which drew 64 million visitors from all over Japan and the world.

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Japan has 47 prefectures. On the basis of geographical and historical background, these prefectures can be divided into nine regions: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa.

Ferris Wheels - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Huge Ferris wheels have been going up one after another in Japan over the past several years, and they've all been attracting mammoth crowds. Two of the biggest ones to appear on the scene debuted in March 1999 in the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama.

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Acting Local | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
In Japan, there's no such thing as a typical film festival. A rapidly increasing number are being held in provincial areas throughout the country.

NIPPONIA
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Now is a great time to be a sake exporter. Interest in Japanese food overseas is one of the factors fueling sake's popularity, and in the United States - the largest export market - sake can now be ordered not just in Japanese restaurants but also in establishments serving French cuisine.

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