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Based on 10 verified sources covering Finland, Myanmar, Thailand:

Good schools, comfortable life attract wealthy and middle-class families 'Machiya,' temples, sake breweries welcome new successors Investors from world's No. [1]

KUSHIRO, Japan Not every visitor to Japan is looking for Ginza glam or Kyoto antiquities. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

TOKYO -- Hoping to attract more foreign tourists, the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka is testing a new idea that combines traditional Japanese culture and the latest information technology. [3]

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor's turnaround efforts suffered a heavy blow as Jun Seki, who assumed one of the automaker's three new leadership posts just a month ago, will leave the company to join Japanese motor maker Nidec as early as February, Nikkei learn... [4]

By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008 By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008 By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008 [5]

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar -- It is an outpost of the wine industry where the terroir rubs against regions with a history of terreur -- the borderlands of Myanmar, where ethnic insurgents and drug lords have been battling a brutal army for decades across la... [6]

TOKYO -- Emperor Naruhito made his first offering of new harvests to the gods Thursday during a closed-door ceremony attended by 510 people, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [9]

TOKYO Emperor Akihito's video address to the nation, in which he strongly hinted at his desire to relinquish the throne, was something of a last resort. [10]

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Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-08 · 37% match

Chinese in Japan

Good schools, comfortable life attract wealthy and middle-class families 'Machiya,' temples, sake breweries welcome new successors Investors from world's No.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-24 · 35% match

Hokkaido highlights its indigenous heritage as a tourism asset

KUSHIRO, Japan Not every visitor to Japan is looking for Ginza glam or Kyoto antiquities.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-06-07 · 37% match

Mixing tradition, IT to 'fan' foreign interest in Shizuoka

TOKYO -- Hoping to attract more foreign tourists, the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka is testing a new idea that combines traditional Japanese culture and the latest information technology.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-25 · 36% match

Nissan's new No. 3 Seki jumps ship to Nidec

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor's turnaround efforts suffered a heavy blow as Jun Seki, who assumed one of the automaker's three new leadership posts just a month ago, will leave the company to join Japanese motor maker Nidec as early as February, Nikkei learn

[5] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Nargis: A Cash Cow for the Regime?

By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008 By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008 By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, May 28, 2008

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-10-21 · 33% match

Convincing locals to get into the wine habit

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar -- It is an outpost of the wine industry where the terroir rubs against regions with a history of terreur -- the borderlands of Myanmar, where ethnic insurgents and drug lords have been battling a brutal army for decades across la

[7] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 37% match

Foreign Media ‘More Destructive than Nargis’: Junta

[8] FI yle.fi · 2008-05-05 · 32% match

News

Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that raged all night at the construction site of a travel centre in Riihimäki. Officials say rail services Tuesday morning via Riihimäki are operating normally.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-15 · 32% match

Japan emperor performs centuries-old succession rite

TOKYO -- Emperor Naruhito made his first offering of new harvests to the gods Thursday during a closed-door ceremony attended by 510 people, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-18 · 32% match

An Imperial appeal to the people

TOKYO Emperor Akihito's video address to the nation, in which he strongly hinted at his desire to relinquish the throne, was something of a last resort.

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