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Naoto Kaiho, A Sparkling Gem Of Musicals

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Naoto Kaiho has appeared in musicals since childhood and has won acclaim for his performance in blockbuster productions in recent years.
His versatile singing voice and the roles he has performed give the impression that he has made the most of his natural talent. However, he has...

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Tomatsu Haruka Marries A Non-Celebrity Man

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TOKYO HIVE
 
Tomatsu Haruka has announced that she has married a non-celebrity man on January 11. 
 
On her blog, she wrote, "One is my favorite number, and it was a lucky day, so I registered my marriage on the day that my favorite number lined up." She continued, "I hope to build a family where...

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Fire In Under-Construction Tokyo High-Rise Injures Four Workers

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A fire broke out in a high-rise building under construction near a bustling Tokyo railway station on Friday, leaving four male workers injured, but all remained conscious, firefighters and police said.
A plume of black smoke was visible after 2 p.m. rising from the upper part of the...

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The New Manga Art Hotel In Tokyo Offers Guests Sleepless Nights And 5,000 Comic Book Titles To Read

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Love manga? Need accommodation in Tokyo?
Then clearly you are going to love the new Manga Art Hotel, Tokyo, which is set to open in the district of Kanda this February.
Further developing a trend for bookstore hotels, this latest bibliographical accommodation has a focus on Japanes...

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Farmers Welcome Japan Move To End British Beef And Lamb Ban

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BBC NEWS
 
 
Scottish farmers and food producers have welcomed news that Japan is to lift a long-standing ban on British beef and lamb.
The move came ahead of a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Theresa May in London.
Japan introduced the ban on imports in 1996 following the o...

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Final Fantasy XIV Wedding Service Recreates Marriage Ceremony From Video Game

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Final Fantasy fans looking to get hitched in the near future may want to consider a ceremony that marries them to their hobby as well as their spouse.
The Final Fantasy XIV Wedding service will be offered in Japan from 2019, creating a real-world version of the RPG video game’s Cer...

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NMB48 Announces Team Shuffle Starting In March

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TOKYOHIVE
 
On January 1, NMB48 held a New Year's event at their theater where they announced a team shuffle which will be effective come March. 
 
Team N will be comprised of 13 members with Kawakami Chihiro as captain and Ishida Yumi as vice captain. Meanwhile, Team M will have 14 members inclu...

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Writer For Hollywood Version Of Anime 'Your Name.' Says Japanese Side Wants Westernized Viewpoint

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - It’s been more than a year since the announcement that anime director Makoto Shinkai’s "your name." is being remade as a Hollywood live-action movie, with JJ Abrams serving as producer and Eric Heisserer as screenwriter. Since then, however, there’s been no concrete news on ...

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Driver Ploughs Through Crowds On Tokyo's Takeshita Street, Injuring Nine

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Nine people were injured — one seriously — in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in the early hours of Tuesday when a man rammed his car into pedestrians on a well-known shopping street in what he claimed was an act of terrorism, authorities said.
Police arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, 21, who w...

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S. Korean Doctor Learns Lessons In Care In Aging Town In Tottori

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ASAHI
 
HINO, Tottori Prefecture--A veteran South Korean journalist who became a doctor is now treating patients in an aging and shrinking Japanese town with an eye on preparing her home country for a graying society.
Lee Yong-ee, 54, started working as an internal medicine doctor at public-suppo...

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