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All three young people are among Japan’s estimated 1.46 ... of the Chiba-based NPO New Start and have all completed the Shikoku Pilgrimage, a 1,200km circumnavigation of the island of Shikoku ...

The largest sweet potato pie weighed 703 pounds, 4 ounces. It was baked by the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited at the Awaji Service Area in Japan. (Entry date: April 7 ...

Up to 30cm (11 inches) of rain is expected in Shikoku and central Japan, and up to 15cm (6 inches) in Tokyo and nearby areas over the next 24 hours. About 100 injuries reported, mostly in Miyazaki and ...

The idea was conceived by a local resident who often saw people visiting the legendary site to honor their dearly departed loved ones. "I thought we'd be going home as just the two of us again," ...

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