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“Bamboo Procurement Team” is written on the side. The workers listen to instructions on how many stalks they’re cutting — today, it’s about 400. Here at the 3,200-acre Smithsonian ...

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The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

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