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Granny, 12, reflects on aging Midori Matsuzawa Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer In Japan, turning 60--an age known as kanreki (period of completion)--is regarded as a special point in one's life, as the traditional sexagenary calendar cycle has been completed, thus marking a rebirth for the senior citizen. Chieko Yukawa was just about to turn 61 when she was invited by her daughter to spend Christmas ..

Chiba Pref. high school entrance exams to include Japanese listening test The Yomiuri Shimbun Beginning next year, the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education plans to adopt a Japanese-language listening test as part of the entrance examination for prefectural high schools. The move is a first in the Kanto area, but this kind of listening comprehension test has been already adopted in seven other p..

Behind the Paper Screen / 'Yokai' folklore boom grips Japan Sawa Kurotani / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Every year when I visit Japan, I spend quite a bit of time in bookstores. Some of that time is spent in the social science section of a large bookstore, looking for the most recent publications by Japanese experts on the topics of my research interest as an anthropologist of contemporary Japa..