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Rice Farming Without Rice Transplanting? A Familiar Japanese Scene Is Slowly Changing

Rice transplanting is one of Japan’s most familiar spring scenes. But dry direct seeding is expanding, changing not only how rice is planted but also farm machinery, labor, crop rotations, and the traits farmers need from rice itself.
September 7, 2026
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Everyday Food

Human Hair Hidden in Old Japanese Books Reveals How Ordinary People Ate

Human hairs embedded in recycled covers of old Japanese books preserve chemical traces of ordinary urban life—from rice and marine fish to salt, lead exposure and the recycling systems that accidentally created a biological archive.
August 20, 2026
Everyday Food
水始涸: Water begins to recede | Japan’s 72 Microseasons
October 5, 2026
Hōtō: Yamanashi’s Miso Noodles That Aren’t Quite Udon
October 3, 2026
What Does “Otsukaresama” Mean? Why Japanese Uses It for Hello, Thanks, and Goodbye
September 29, 2026
Why Does Japan Have Four Public Racing Sports?
September 29, 2026
Why Is Gambling Mostly Illegal in Japan — Yet Horse Racing and Lotteries Are Legal?
September 26, 2026September 29, 2026

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