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07/10, Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo (Bon Odori)

Concerns in Japan are growing over a possible resurgence of coronavirus casesthis summer. Suspicious objects were discovered by police as people observed aminute's silence where the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated oneyear ago on July 8th. A three-day festival of Japanese culture began on Fridayin Sao Paulo, attracting cosplayers and members of Brazil's Japanese nikkei-jincommunity. Meanwhile, Access Tohoku, a store selling popular food and otheritems from Japan's Tohoku region, is set to open in Singapore on July 19th. Asthis week builds up to the first of several O’bon festivals in the capital, werevisit one from last year in Tokyo’s Toshima ward and listen to the Bon odoridance in full-swing.—Substack: notebookpodcast.substack.comInstagram: @notebook_podTwitter: @notebook_pod—Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.comLeave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook—

NOTEBOOK — Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo