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What Changes in Japan When June Begins?

Life in Japan – Issue 028

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May 30, 2026
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Last week, I wrote about the wheat fields and rice paddies that can be seen in Japan at this time of year.

The wheat has turned golden, and beside it, young rice seedlings have been planted in water-filled paddies. In early summer in Japan, fields ready for harvest and paddies just beginning to grow can sometimes appear within the same landscape.

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