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Google Assistant Guides Visitors to Haunted House in Central Tokyo
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JAPAN TRENDS
It’s still several weeks until the cosplay madness of Halloween is upon the city but it seems that Tokyo is already getting into the spooky mood with some help from Google.
The tech giant opened a haunted house on August 25th, running until September 2nd in the Omotesando area of c...
It’s still several weeks until the cosplay madness of Halloween is upon the city but it seems that Tokyo is already getting into the spooky mood with some help from Google.
The tech giant opened a haunted house on August 25th, running until September 2nd in the Omotesando area of c...
- September 4, 2018
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Japan Braces For Likely Landfall From Strong Typhoon
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in a series of harsh weather events to strike Japan this summer, meteorologists said.
Jebi - which means "swallow" in Korean - strengthened to super-typhoon statu...
Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in a series of harsh weather events to strike Japan this summer, meteorologists said.
Jebi - which means "swallow" in Korean - strengthened to super-typhoon statu...
- September 3, 2018
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Startup Offers Satellites to Send Declarations of Love Into Orbit
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ASAHI
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Japanese startup is hoping to convince romantic types to make a gesture for their loved ones so grand that it is literally out of this world--sending proof of their devotion up into space.
Warpspace Inc., an enterprise from the University of Tsukuba, will st...
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Japanese startup is hoping to convince romantic types to make a gesture for their loved ones so grand that it is literally out of this world--sending proof of their devotion up into space.
Warpspace Inc., an enterprise from the University of Tsukuba, will st...
- August 31, 2018
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End of An Era: Emperor's Abdication to Reset Japan Calendar
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The abdication of Emperor Akihito next year will be quite literally the end of an era, the Heisei era of his rule, and behind closed doors, talks on the next era have begun.
Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2018...
TOKYO - The abdication of Emperor Akihito next year will be quite literally the end of an era, the Heisei era of his rule, and behind closed doors, talks on the next era have begun.
Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2018...
- August 29, 2018
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Masked ‘Boze’ Purify Crowds at Southern Island Bon Festival
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ASAHI
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Amid the screams of frightened children, masked divine beings with fiery red eyes and long pointed noses stormed at crowds during an annual festival on Akusekijima island on Aug. 26.
The three “Boze” deities cover their bodies with palm leaves and wear large...
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Amid the screams of frightened children, masked divine beings with fiery red eyes and long pointed noses stormed at crowds during an annual festival on Akusekijima island on Aug. 26.
The three “Boze” deities cover their bodies with palm leaves and wear large...
- August 28, 2018
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Emperor Hirohito Aide Criticized Gov't for "Incongruous" Ascension Rite
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KYODO NEWS
A close aide to Emperor Hirohito criticized the government for staging an "entirely incongruous" and costly ceremony in 1990 to mark the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, according to comments in his diary obtained by Kyodo News.
The late chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi also wrote about...
A close aide to Emperor Hirohito criticized the government for staging an "entirely incongruous" and costly ceremony in 1990 to mark the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, according to comments in his diary obtained by Kyodo News.
The late chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi also wrote about...
- August 24, 2018
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From Saitama to Atlanta, NBA Dancer Evolving
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THE JAPAN NEWS
“Get out of your comfort zone!” said Chika Takai, a smile lighting up her face as she encouraged Japanese dancers hoping to become NBA and NFL cheerleaders at a workshop held last month in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
The session was organized by Takai, captain of the NBA Atlanta Hawks’ ...
“Get out of your comfort zone!” said Chika Takai, a smile lighting up her face as she encouraged Japanese dancers hoping to become NBA and NFL cheerleaders at a workshop held last month in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
The session was organized by Takai, captain of the NBA Atlanta Hawks’ ...
- August 22, 2018
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Tsukiji Fish Market to Stop Tourist Tuna Viewings
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on Oct 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
After more than 80 years in operation Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market and a popula...
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on Oct 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
After more than 80 years in operation Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market and a popula...
- August 22, 2018
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Hiroshima Wants Public to Help Improve Evacuations
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ASAHI SHINBUN
HIROSHIMA--To better prepare for future disasters, the Hiroshima prefectural government will conduct public hearings to gather feedback about evacuations from the deluge in western Japan in July, which killed more than 100 people in the prefecture.
The hearings are planned to star...
HIROSHIMA--To better prepare for future disasters, the Hiroshima prefectural government will conduct public hearings to gather feedback about evacuations from the deluge in western Japan in July, which killed more than 100 people in the prefecture.
The hearings are planned to star...
- August 21, 2018
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Japan Must Act to Protect Fukushima Clean-up Workers: U.N. Experts
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers laboring to clean up the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station from reported exploitation and exposure to radiation, U.N. human rights experts said on Thursday.
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings (TEPCO)...
TOKYO - Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers laboring to clean up the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station from reported exploitation and exposure to radiation, U.N. human rights experts said on Thursday.
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings (TEPCO)...
- August 17, 2018
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