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Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars

A 10-year-old student from Japan has captured worldwide attention after his fascination with butterflies led to a remarkable scientific study that is challenging long-held assumptions about insect memory. Jo Nagai, an elementary school student from Kobe, spent years carefully observing the Asian swallowtail butterflies he raised at home. His curiosity…

The Times of India

In the 1960s, Japan began cutting down hills and using the earth to reclaim land as Kobe expanded into a modern industrial city

Kobe city reshaped its landscape to accommodate urban and industrial growth. Planners excavated surrounding hills and reclaimed coastal areas for development. This engineering strategy created much-needed space for homes and port facilities. Advances in technology made large-scale excavation and reclamation more practical. These projects permanently altered Kobe's hills and coastline…

The Times of India

This underrated Japanese city is perfect for escaping overtourism

Delectable marbled beef dishes, hot springs and sake – but minus the crowds. This port city is Japan’s best-kept secret, says Venus Wong

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Hot springs, shrines and sake: This diverse part of Japan is perfect for first-time visitors

Looking for a way to distil the country’s quiet islands and lively cities into one trip, Kinza Shenn explored little-known Hyogo

The Independent UK

After the Quake: an ambitious adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s stories born from the 1995 Kobe earthquake

The 1995 Kobe earthquake was a catastrophe that disturbed the very foundations of modern Japan. In inspired, as many natural disasters do, great works of art, music, and literature, including Haruki Murakami’s sparse and enigmatic short story collection After the Quake.

The Conversation

Unruffled Rennie shows nerves of Steel with Kobe win

With his team going great guns in Japan, former Wallabies mentor Dave Rennie is one of a number of options to become the new All Blacks coach.

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The German prisoner of war who gave Japan one of its most beloved cakes

Baumkuchen survived an earthquake and two world wars to become a wildly popular sweet

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Another Japanese tale of woe for Melbourne City

Melbourne City have suffered an agonising defeat in the Asian Champions League Elite group phase, losing to Japanese opposition again in Kobe.

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Vissel Kobe 1–3 Barcelona: Player Ratings As Rashford Makes Bow in Friendly Win

Barcelona’s preseason tour of Asia started with a 3–1 victory over J1 League leaders Vissel Kobe.

Sports Illustrated

Vissel Kobe vs. Barcelona: How to Watch Preseason Friendly on TV, Live Stream

Barcelona supporters will be able to tune into their first preseason outing of the summer.

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Teruhiro Yanagihara's new textile for Kvadrat boasts a rhythmic design reimagining Japanese handsewing techniques

‘Ame’ designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara for Danish brand Kvadrat is its first ‘textile-to-textile’ product, made entirely of polyester recycled from fabric waste. The Japanese designer tells us more

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Paris Paralympics: They sold their land to fund her dream. Champ daughter Deepthi Jeevanji bought it back

HYDERABAD: Before winning the 400m bronze in the T20 category of the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday, Deepthi Jeevanji had stunned everyone by setting the 400m world record (55.07 seconds) in the para World championships in Kobe, Japan in May. But it is what she did in between the two global…

The Times of India

Para sprinter Simran Sharma targets gold at Paralympic Games

NEW DELHI: From being mocked for her visual impairment to winning gold in the recent World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, Simran Sharma has come a long way. Coached by her husband Gajendra Singh, who works for Army Service Corps, she trains regularly at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

The Times of India

PM Narendra Modi hails para-athletics team for 'remarkable achievement' in world championships in Japan

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday commended the Indian para-athletics team for their outstanding performance at the recently concluded world championships in Kobe, Japan.

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Mariyappan wins 1st para Worlds gold

CHENNAI: Two-time Paralympics medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched his maiden gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships by leaping 1.88m in the men's T63 high jump event in Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday. The mark also helped him breach the championships record, which was held by Sharad Kumar at 1.83m.

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World Para Athletics Championships 2024 live stream: how to watch Kobe games free online

As the planet's best para athletes assemble for week-long games in Kobe, here's how to watch 2024 World Para Athletics Championships live streams from anywhere.

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Frizell scores four as Kobe Steelers succumb to Lupus

All Black Shannon Frizell scored four tries as Toshiba Brave Lupus beat Kobelco Kobe Steelers 46-39 in former Wallaby coach Dave Rennie's first loss in Japan.

The Guardian - UK

Andrés Iniesta’s Japan adventure ends with sense of unfulfilled promise

Andrés Iniesta did not help Vissel Kobe reach stated aim of being the biggest club in Asia but there was plenty to enjoy along the way

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Uncle may have organized dumping of Kobe boy's body

KOBE -- The uncle of 6-year-old Nao Hosaka, whose body was found in a suitcase in Kobe on Thursday, is suspected by the Hyogo prefectural police of organizing the disposal of the boy's body, it has been learned.

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Spanish midfielder Iniesta to exit Vissel

Spanish soccer star Andres Iniesta will leave Vissel Kobe in the summer, the J.League team announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yakuza ramen shop owner dies in possible shooting

The owner of a ramen restaurant in Kobe who was also a leader of a yakuza group died on Saturday in the city, possibly from a gunshot wound. Manabu Yojima, 57, owner of restaurant "Ryu no hige" in Nagata Ward, was found collapsed and bleeding from the head in the…

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Cosmetics and coffee combine in Officine Universelle Buly’s new Kobe, Japan store

The Officine Universelle Buly Kobe, Japan store is a cafe and cosmetic shop in one with interiors inspired by chocolate Kobe beef.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

5,000 run in first 'lucky men' shrine race held in 3 years

KOBE -- A centuries-old race to select three "lucky men" took place at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Tuesday as part of festivities for Hon-Ebisu, or the day to pray for prosperous business.

Daily Record

Yuki Kobayashi to Celtic transfer is ON as Vissel Kobe chief makes confession over free agent switch

The defender looks set to join the Scottish champions when the January transfer window opens.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yokohama F.Marinos wins 1st title in 3 seasons

KOBE -- Yokohama F. Marinos clinched their first J.League first-division title in three seasons and fifth overall with a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium Kobe on Saturday, ending Kawasaki Frontale's two-year reign at the top of Japanese soccer.

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