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Casey Baseel
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Oona McGee
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- Japan
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Bungee jumping in Japan at the longest pedestrian suspension bridge on the mainland
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Oona McGee
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- Japan
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Dale Roll
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- Japan
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- Japan
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Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2023
- Japan
- (collectible cards • food • Frito-Lay • Ibaraki • inns • Mike popcorn • Okami • popcorn • ryokan • snacks • trading cards • travel)
Eiko Digital Creative High School opens in two cities where students can study e-sports and more
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Krista Rogers
May 2, 2023
A new flexible learning-based high school program allows students to pursue their passions in preparation for careers in the gaming industry.
- Japan
- (COK • e-sports • education • Eiko Digital Creative High School • esports • Ibaraki • pro gaming • Saitama • schools • video games)
Japanese prefecture replaces Ibaraki as Least Attractive Prefecture in annual ranking
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Shannon
Oct 28, 2022
- Japan
- (47 prefectures • attractiveness • Hokkaido • Ibaraki • Kyoto • national survey • Okinawa • ranking • saga)
Survey picks Japan’s most attractive prefectures – Familiar spots at top and bottom of rankings
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Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2021
Japanese police reminding drivers not to perform the illegal “Ibaraki Dash” maneuver
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Master Blaster
Sep 24, 2021
- Japan
- (cars • driving • Ibaraki • Ibaraki Dash • Iyo's Early Turn • law • Matsumoto Run • police • right turns • society • traffic)
English teacher arrested in Japan for smuggling cannabis oil inside hair treatment bottles
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Scott Wilson
Jun 5, 2021
- Japan
- (crime • Ibaraki • illegal • illegal drugs • Japanese law • Japanese society • Tsukuba)
Ibaraki Prefecture health center warns to “not eat with foreigners” to prevent spreading COVID
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Scott Wilson
May 22, 2021
- Japan
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