Japan Edition
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples leads today's complete edition for Japan.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A United Nations observance recognizing Indigenous peoples, cultures, rights, and knowledge.
A day for maps, arrows, labels, warnings, directions, and the quiet civic kindness of making places easier to understand.
The anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The ceremony is held at the Nagasaki Peace Park, and the Peace Statue points one hand at the sky (where the bomb came from) and the other hand extends horizontally (peace). The message is the same as Hiroshima: never again. The number of surviving hibakusha (bomb survivors) decreases every year, and their testimony is recorded and preserved, because the memory must outlive the witnesses.
A day for the proof of purchase nobody can find until the warranty is over.
A day for umbrellas, towels by the door, backup shoes, covered stalls, and the local wisdom of wet weather.
You encounter the endemic red crab during its famous annual migration and various seabirds like the Christmas frigatebird and booby on this remote island. You find that cats, dogs, and rabbits serve as the primary pets for the small population of residents. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
