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Sumiyo Yoshikawa
For Sumiyo Yoshikawa's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2015
Kanagawa lens producer making 'eye' for world's largest telescope
A lens maker in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, is busy finishing work on the “eye” of what will be the world’s largest telescope, now under construction near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2014
Barber cuts hair of suspects at police station for 50 years
A 74-year-old barber in Niigata Prefecture has been cutting the hair of suspects detained at a police station in the city of Murakami for the past half century.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
Giant squids turning up along Sea of Japan coast
A number of giant squids have been caught along the coast of the Sea of Japan this year, raising concerns among fishermen that it might represent some kind of "omen."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2014
Thriving great cormorants threatening local freshwater fish
Rapidly increasing numbers of great cormorants, forming colonies near lakes and rivers, have been causing serious damage to local fish stocks such as "ayu" (sweetfish) and koi, according to researchers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2014
Buddhist bachelor priests turn to matchmaking parties
Finding marriage partners is a problem shared by many young Buddhist priests, who have few opportunities to meet people of their own generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2013
Famed sake brewer carries on
Norimichi Kusumi, 66, can finally heave a sigh of relief having turned over the management of a 180-year-old sake brewery in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, to his son, Yoshitaka, 42, after struggling to protect the business from a series of natural disasters.

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