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National | CHUBU CONNECTION Feb 5, 2018

Sado rice farmers get contact lens solution to crested ibis dilemma

The habitat of the Japanese crested ibis, one of the nation's special natural treasures, is improving on Sado Island thanks to new technology for cleaning contact lenses. To let the birds feed on water creatures, farmers on the island in Niigata Prefecture have been leaving ...

National | CHUBU CONNECTION Jan 29, 2018

Nagoya group home helps troubled youths build a better path to self-reliance

A nonprofit organization in Nagoya is running a self-reliance assistance home for young delinquents with no place to return to after they leave juvenile correctional facilities. Operated by the Saihikouboushi Support Center Aichi (juvenile recidivism prevention support center Aichi), the facility, 4S Home, provides support ...