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Tea, dance and kindness: Korean students experience Japan's rich culture while sharing their own through exchange program

Korean students engaged in cultural exchanges with Japanese peers through tea ceremonies, language learning, dance, and homestays, fostering friendships and understanding between the two nations during a nine-day program.

2026.2.1

A group of Korean students visits the Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center's gomi (waste) station and learns how plastic products are recycled in Tokushima Prefecture in Japan on Jan. 26. [LEE SOO-JUNG]

Aging, sustainability and entrepreneurship meet in rural Japanese town

TOKUSHIMA, Japan — In a rural town in Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture, older adults earn up to about $130,000 per year by collecting and polishing fallen maple leaves from their backyards as part of a local sustainability drive.

2026.1.31

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A view of the Onoji collective housing complex in Kamiyama village, Tokushima prefecture, Japan, is shown in a photo provided by the Kamiyama Tsunagu Corporation on Jan. 23. [KAMIYAMA TSUNAGU CORPORATION]

Surf's up: The Japanese prefecture that knows what young professionals want

Tokushima, a prefecture in the eastern part of Shikoku Island, has emerged as a resilient and sustainable destination for young and highly skilled professionals — notably, doctors who love surfing in the ocean.

2026.1.26

Tokushima Gov. Masazumi Gotoda speaks to a delegation of visiting Korean students at the Tokushima government complex in Japan on Jan. 23.[LEE SOO-JUNG]

Rural Japanese prefecture eyes partnership with Korea on batteries, EVs for green transition

Tokushima, a rural prefecture in southwestern Japan's Shikoku, is looking toward Korea as a partner in the green transition, especially in the fields of battery and EV production, its governor, Masazumi Gotoda, said.

2026.1.26

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tokushima

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Tea, dance and kindness: Korean students experience Japan's rich culture while sharing their own through exchange program

Aging, sustainability and entrepreneurship meet in rural Japanese town

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Surf's up: The Japanese prefecture that knows what young professionals want

Rural Japanese prefecture eyes partnership with Korea on batteries, EVs for green transition