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The Book of Five Rings author, Miyamoto Musashi, has a part to play in the company’s history.
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Japanese raccoon dogs are known for their large…ahem, appendages. But which one is the largest of them all?
Koka City was once home to the legendary Koga Ninja Clan, and the local station pays homage with some fun trick art!
We sure hope that train’s heater is working.
On 4 November, Ei Nakayama of The University of Shiga Prefecture made a historic announcement that eight man-made pillars had been found standing upright at the bottom of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture.
Despite the country’s long history and relatively changeable landscape due to seismic and volcanic activity, this is actually the first time ruins have ever been found underwater in Japan.
No matter what your job is, it’s important to be skilled with the tools of your particular trade. That’s especially true if those tools happen to be firearms, which is why being part of Japan’s police or Self-Defense Forces means you’re in for a lot of time on the firing range.
It seems at least one member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force needs a little more practice, though, since one of his shots missed the target he was aiming for and hit a civilian home instead.
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