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• Japan supports Jordan's custodianship over Jerusalem shrines - Jordan Times August 11, 2018
  Japan supports Jordan's custodianship over Jerusalem shrinesJordan TimesTOKYO — Japan fully supports Jordan's custodianship over the holy sites in Jerusalem and will continue working with the Kingdom to attain the desired peace in the region, according to a top Japanese official. “We see eye to eye with Jordan on the need ...
• Japanese graves and Shinto shrines under attack by bears for their sweet honey - Japan Today July 21, 2018
  Japan TodayJapanese graves and Shinto shrines under attack by bears for their sweet honeyJapan TodayOn May 12, the roof of an Inari Shrine in the northern part of Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, was found with part of its roof torn off. Inari Shrines are small shrines that act as remote locations for Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto. Despite their ...
• Why are divine NZ maths problems hanging in a Japanese shrine? - Voxy August 14, 2018
  Why are divine NZ maths problems hanging in a Japanese shrine?VoxyIt's an artistic, religious, mathematical puzzle worth contemplating. There will soon be a uniquely New Zealand mathematical contribution to a Japanese shrine, thanks to a University of Canterbury doctoral graduate. A post-doctoral researcher at ...
• Otsu boasts Japan's largest lake, ancient shrines - The Japan News August 3, 2018
  The Japan NewsOtsu boasts Japan's largest lake, ancient shrinesThe Japan NewsBy Kazuhiro Katayama / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior WriterOTSU — Lake Biwa's name is said to come from the shape of the lake, which resembles a biwa Japanese lute. I'd seen the lake's surface from the shore and taken a boat out on the water, but the lake is ...