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West Japan zoo s monkey named after Olympics reflects spirit of peace

West Japan zoo s monkey named after Olympics reflects spirit of peace July 23, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) This recent photo provided by Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture shows Gorin, the stump-tailed macaque. TOBE, Ehime A gentle, warm-hearted monkey, whose name means Olympics in Japanese, is ready to lure people who can t attend the Tokyo Games due to a ban on spectators to a zoo in this western Japan city. Gorin, a female stump-tailed macaque at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, was born in 2008 the year of the Beijing Games. Her name, which means Olympics in Japanese, was given to her by her then keeper. The zoo is reportedly the only one in Japan that keeps the macaque species native to southern China and Southeast Asia.

COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations

news COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations The Mainichi © The Mainichi Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura is seen in tears as he apologizes to local torchbearers during the Olympic flame ceremony in the city of Matsuyama, on April 21, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is in disarray amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections in Japan, as the COVID-19 resurgence has forced local organizers to cancel legs on public roads in various prefectures and downsize related events. Will the light of hope make it to Tokyo in July as planned? On the night of April 21, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura was in tears as he bowed in apology to torchbearers at a venue in the prefectural capital Matsuyama, which was supposed to be used to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame, following the cancellation of the relay on public roads. Instead, the participants only got to hold and raise the torches at the v

Vending machine selling origami toys stays open in small Japan town to delight of children

Vending machine selling origami toys stays open in small Japan town to delight of children January 31, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Children gather in front of an origami vending machine placed before Okano Shoten in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2020. (Mainichi/Tomoe Saito) UCHIKO, Ehime A unique vending machine boasting an array of origami animals and other folded designs stands in front of a shop selling daily sundries in western Japan. Located in the Ikazaki area of the town of Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, the vending machine has been long known as a hangout spot for children in the neighborhood. But since a couple of years ago, when the origami machine gathered attention online and was even introduced on Japanese television, there has been an endless number of people some hailing from far away who visit the storefront to buy their own origami pieces.

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