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A man looks at photographs taken around the time of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during an exhibition in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. The exhibition, in which some 60 images taken in the months after the bombings are on display, will run until Aug. 30. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

A man looks at photographs taken around the time of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during an exhibition in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. The exhibition, in which some 60 images taken in the months after the bombings are on display, will run until Aug. 30. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Satoko Kawasaki

Aug 14, 2015

The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?

By Joel Tansey

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

By Thu-Huong Ha and Mike Fu

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Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

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