In northern Japan, about 1,800 people (Al Jazeera reported roughly 4,000) gathered to pull the 360-tonne keep of Hirosaki Castle using the hikiya rope-and-roller technique, moving it slightly closer to its original position as part of ongoing renovations. The keep had been displaced in 2015 for earthquake-related wall repairs, and participants for the pulling event were chosen by lottery.
The Guardian and Al Jazeera also frame it as a neutral cultural/curiosity story, with The Guardian adding sensory detail (the '"so-re, so-re"' chant) and Al Jazeera citing a higher participant count (around 4,000). No ideological framing or political angle is present in either outlet.
France 24 reports the event as a straightforward human-interest/cultural story: 1,800 people using the hikiya technique to move the 360-tonne keep, noting it was displaced in 2015 for earthquake wall repairs and participants were chosen by lottery.
No right-of-center outlet in our set has published this story.