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Greenland Sharks Can Live for 400 Years. Scientists Are Using DNA to Unravel Their Longevity Secrets
Greenland sharks are large, mysterious creatures that roam the chilly waters of the north Atlantic and Arctic oceans. These ...
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How rivalry between two Japanese companies in the 1950s led to the world's best pencils
Fierce competition between two Tokyo pencil makers led to a "Golden Age" of Japanese pencil manufacturing from 1952-1967. As ...
How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...
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Museum Mile Heads Yayoi Sho
The likely favorite for the 2025 Yoyoi Sho, which takes place at same course and same distance as the Satsuki Sho (G1), the ...
This Brookfield-based knife sharpener flew to Japan to make her first knife by hand
Brookfield-based knife sharpener Alena Joling traveled to the oldest knifemaking factory in the world to craft her first ...
Foreign Entrepreneurs Find Life in Japan Tangled in Red Tape
It’s been several weeks since Beau Becker applied to the Japanese immigration office to extend his one-year visa for ...
The Most Important Person (in Japanese Food) You’ve Never Heard Of
From her TriBeCa shop, Saori Kawano has spent decades supplying chefs with knives and housewares, and teaching Americans ...
Which 5 Animals Live for 100 Years? The Longest-Living Animal on Earth Revealed
The longest-living creature on earth is the glass sponge, which can live up to 10,000 to 15,000 years. On the other hand, ...