Fire breaks out for the second time this year at Taisho period-built Tanga Market in Kitakyushu destroying many of its shops including the Kokura Showa-kan cinema. And while Prime Minster Kishida reshuffles his cabinet to escape mounting criticism at his handling of political ties to Korean religious group, there are even more calls for him further reopen the country's borders to foreign tourism. Events like the international art fair STILL ALIVE: Aichi Triennale 2022 in Nagoya aim to bridge the gap while the country remains difficult to enter for the great majority of people.

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