THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 24, 2022 at 18:47 JST
A rice-planting dance performed in the Hiso district of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, in 2006 is said to be more than 300 years old. (Provided by the Fukushima society of preserving traditional folklore)
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Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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