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Urban Japan trying its hand at bicycle-sharing

by Kazuaki Nagata

The so-called sharing economy has spread to a variety of fields such as cars and homes, and Japan has seen another rising trend in recent years — bicycles. A growing number of municipalities and private firms are providing bikes to gauge whether such services will ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Apr 24, 2017

Prewar bayonetting martial art makes return to schools

by Mizuho Aoki

A little-known Japanese martial art called jukendo came under the spotlight recently after it was stipulated in the revised junior high school curriculum guidelines for the first time as one of nine martial arts schools can choose to teach students. Due to its historical background ...