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Kyoto Train Transformed Into Fashion Runway

KYOTO, Jan 13 (News On Japan) - Unused hotel linens, such as sheets, were transformed into wedding dresses for a sustainability-themed fashion show held on Sunday.

The venue was Yase-Hieizanguchi Station’s platform and a train on the Eizan Electric Railway, which operates in the northern part of Kyoto City. Models confidently walked a runway set up inside the train, which usually travels through Kyoto’s historic areas. Third-year students from Kyoto University of the Arts organized the event as a culmination of their course project.

Source: Kyodo

Israeli Army Fires Warning Shots at Japanese Diplomat

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Four years ago, a Sri Lankan woman named Wishma died after repeatedly complaining of illness while detained at a Nagoya immigration facility. The government has admitted to possessing 295 hours of video footage documenting her condition leading up to her death—but has only disclosed five hours of it to the bereaved family.

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