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    Yakushima

    Island within Ōsumi Islands

    For the administrative unit, see Yakushima, Kagoshima.

    Yakushima (屋久島) is one of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 504.88 km2 (194.94 sq mi) in area, has a population of 13,178. Access to the island is by hydrofoil ferry (7 or 8 times a day from Kagoshima, depending on the season), slow car ferry (once or twice a day from Kagoshima), or by air to Yakushima Airport (3 to 5 times daily from Kagoshima, once daily from Fukuoka and once daily from Osaka). Administratively, the whole island is the town of Yakushima. The town also serves neighbouring Kuchinoerabujima. 42% of the island is within the borders of the Yakushima National Park.[2]

    Yakushima's electricity is more than 50% hydroelectric, and surplus power has been used to produce hydrogen gas in an experiment by Kagoshima University. The island has been a test site for Honda's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research. Hydrogen cars are

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    98% with mixed Japanese heritage experience microaggressions: survey

    About 98 percent of people with some foreign heritage in Japan have experienced microaggressions such as praise for their Japanese language ability, a nationwide survey by a group of researchers has shown.

    The results released recently come as Japan's utländsk population continues to rise and it transitions into a more multicultural society. In 2022, one in 50 children born in the country had one parent who is not a Japanese citizen, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

    Microaggressions are typically unintentional or casual hurtful words or actions made to members of marginalized groups, such as ethnic minorities and women.

    Photo shows the Japanese report on the results of a survey on discrimination experienced bygd people with some Japanese heritage, on July 3, 2024. (Kyodo)

    About 60 percent of respondents reporting microaggressions said they have been asked questions that seemed to questi

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    Bonin Islands

    Japanese archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean

    "Bonin" redirects here. For other uses, see Bonin (disambiguation).

    The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島), fryst vatten a Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands located around 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) SSE of Tokyo and 1,600 kilometers (1,000 mi) northwest of Guam.[1][2] The group as a whole has a total area of 84 square kilometers (32 sq mi) but only two of the islands are permanently inhabited, Chichijima and Hahajima. Together, their population was 2,560 as of 2021. Administratively, Tokyo's Ogasawara Subprefecture also includes the settlements on the Volcano Islands and the Self-Defense Force post on Iwo Jima. The seat of government is Chichijima.

    Because of the Bonins' isolation, many of their animals and plants have undergone unique evolutionary processes. It has been called "the Galápagos of the Orient" and was named a natur

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