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Why the writer Sohei Wakusaka ate grass from the area, sold stones, and lived on the shore
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Ayatake Ezaki’s solo debut album “Hajimari no Yoru”
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Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan
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