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Precise fitting for wheelchairs: Racing analysis + F1 technology

Culture/Tourism/Food2020 Venue

Fukushima: Talismanic bovine toy carries hope for disaster recovery, 2020 Tokyo Games

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Japanese Technology Feature

Precise fitting for wheelchairs: Racing analysis + F1 technology

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A forum held to bring about a more inclusive society in Tono, northern Japan

Culture/Tourism/Food2020 Venue

Fukushima: Talismanic bovine toy carries hope for disaster recovery, 2020 Tokyo Games

International Exchange

Akita Prefecture’s Noshiro City× Embassy of Jordan Held a joint event

Japanese Technology Feature

Otaru company guiding runners with clear lines in well-received test

International Exchange

Sharing Paraguay with the people of Ichinohe in northern Japan

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Dishes of the Netherlands – served in Yamada Town, northern Japan!

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Inclusive society evolving with the Paralympics: Accelerating improvements to trains and hotels

Local Industry

Paper bags shaped as dress shirts: A Fujinomiya business aiming for foreign tourist demand

International Exchange

Four South Sudanese athletes at a long-term training camp in Maebashi, running to the Olympics while bonding with residents

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