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12 reasons to visit Japan in 2012
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12 reasons to visit Japan in 2012

One top tourist draw for every month of the new year
Japanese New Year survival manual
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Japanese New Year survival manual

Confused about Japan's multitude of New Year's traditions? Here's everything you need to know to survive, and thrive, during the holiday season
Oni... in... space...
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Oni... in... space...

Soichi Noguchi throws beans inside the International Space Station. In other news: Shizuka Kamei thinks foreign voting rights will stoke nationalist sentiment
Let the ogres in: Kijin Jinja's reverse Setsubun
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Let the ogres in: Kijin Jinja's reverse Setsubun

February 3 is the traditional day for throwing beans to drive away 'oni,' but at one temple in Saitama, they invite those very monsters in with the good luck
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