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ex-section3 Jul 22, 2026

Following his lead

How does a summer tradition become a lifelong passion? For Tomohiko Sato, o-Bon — an annual festival honoring ancestors through ritual, community celebrations and dance — is much more than a seasonal event. (Himari Semans, 2023)

ex-section3 Jul 8, 2026

For Ainu, a nuclear waste debate hits home

As two Hokkaido fishing communities consider hosting Japan's permanent nuclear waste repository, Ainu residents are grappling with what the project could mean for their land, rights and future. (Chermaine Lee, 2025).