At Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, the giant sacred straw rope hanging in the Kaguraden hall was replaced for the first time in eight years. The rope is one of the shrine's most iconic symbols. See more from NHK WORLD:　

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DEI was supposed to make education "fairer." But a new book by @PacificResearch's Lance Izumi argues that too often, policies adopted in its name have lowered academic standards, weakened discipline, and pushed merit and individual achievement aside. Read "The Great Equity Epidemic" here: