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November 3: Culture Day (Bunka no Hi) and 2 more
Japan has held Culture Day on November third since nineteen forty-eight, and the Order of Culture has been awarded on it since nineteen thirty-six; yogurt is not eligible.
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At a glance
- First reported by Wikipedia: “November 3: Culture Day (Bunka no Hi) and 2 more”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 5:00 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's November third, it's Culture Day, and I brought forty-eight tubs of yogurt, because that's the good kind of culture!

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip. Culture Day is a public holiday in Japan, and per Wikipedia it promotes culture, the arts and academic endeavour. Nobody is promoting yogurt.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorArts and learning! So I'll hang the yogurt in a gallery and teach it a class.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Japan, towns hold art exhibitions and parades. The holiday was first held in nineteen forty-eight.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA parade! I'm putting the yogurt on a float.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHakone holds a Feudal Lord's Parade, in Edo-period costume. You would be the only one in a party hat.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI own a samurai hat. It's for another holiday.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the Order of Culture has been awarded on this day since nineteen thirty-six. The Apollo 11 astronauts received it.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAstronauts? Then the yogurt's going to space.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe astronauts also landed on the Moon first. The yogurt has a long way to go.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThen I'm nominating the yogurt, and I'm bringing the other forty-seven tubs as references.
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