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Free Wi-Fi To Be Installed in Most Shinkansen Trains by 2020
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ASAHI SHINBUN
Free Wi-Fi will be offered on most Shinkansens across Japan by 2020 in time for the Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Railway companies are mounting efforts to introduce the service in response to demand from foreign tourists and other passengers.
Work to roll out t...
Free Wi-Fi will be offered on most Shinkansens across Japan by 2020 in time for the Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Railway companies are mounting efforts to introduce the service in response to demand from foreign tourists and other passengers.
Work to roll out t...
- July 24, 2018
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Japan’s Heat Wave Claims 11 More People, Mostly Seniors, In a Single Day
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JAPAN TIMES
The mercury hit 32 degrees at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in central Tokyo, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue warnings for high temperatures across much of the nation after at least 11 people died of suspected heatstroke the previous day.
A heat wave that has gripped most of the cou...
The mercury hit 32 degrees at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in central Tokyo, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue warnings for high temperatures across much of the nation after at least 11 people died of suspected heatstroke the previous day.
A heat wave that has gripped most of the cou...
- July 23, 2018
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Airs First Commercial Since Fukushima Disaster, Creates New Mascot
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ROCKET NEWS
After a seven-year self-imposed TV ad suspension, company shows images of relaxed families and offers cute bunny character merchandise.
Ever since the Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, the Tokyo Electric Power Company’...
After a seven-year self-imposed TV ad suspension, company shows images of relaxed families and offers cute bunny character merchandise.
Ever since the Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, the Tokyo Electric Power Company’...
- July 20, 2018
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Nearly 70 Percent of Young Japanese Women Self-identify as Otaku in Survey
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ROCKET NEWS
Seven out of ten say they enjoy anime and manga, and over 15 percent spend more than 90,000 yen a year on their otaku hobbies.
When most people hear the word “otaku,” the mental image they get is of a guy. Maybe he’ll be sporting one of the other stereotypical otaku visual cues, lik...
Seven out of ten say they enjoy anime and manga, and over 15 percent spend more than 90,000 yen a year on their otaku hobbies.
When most people hear the word “otaku,” the mental image they get is of a guy. Maybe he’ll be sporting one of the other stereotypical otaku visual cues, lik...
- July 18, 2018
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Play Traditional Japanese Board Game of Shogi With A Star Wars Twist
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JAPAN TRENDS
Many Star Wars fans weren’t too impressed with Solo, the latest installment in the franchise that has disappointed at the summer box office. So what better time to turn back to the original Star Wars trilogy and remember how good they were?
And we reckon it’s hard to top this as an...
Many Star Wars fans weren’t too impressed with Solo, the latest installment in the franchise that has disappointed at the summer box office. So what better time to turn back to the original Star Wars trilogy and remember how good they were?
And we reckon it’s hard to top this as an...
- July 16, 2018
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70,000 Rescuers Continue Search for Missing People as Flood Death Toll Passes 200
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA - The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan last week passed 200 on Thursday as more bodies were found following the downpours that have caused floods and landslides and left thousands still in shelters.
The number of casualties announced by the National Police Age...
OSAKA - The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan last week passed 200 on Thursday as more bodies were found following the downpours that have caused floods and landslides and left thousands still in shelters.
The number of casualties announced by the National Police Age...
- July 13, 2018
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Watch Sailor Moon Anime Theme Song Played on Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments
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JAPAN TRENDS
A couple of years ago, a rendition of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal played on traditional Japanese musical instruments went viral. Is this the next example of this trend?
The opening theme of 1990s anime Sailor Moon is known to a whole generation of fans in Japan and overseas.
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A couple of years ago, a rendition of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal played on traditional Japanese musical instruments went viral. Is this the next example of this trend?
The opening theme of 1990s anime Sailor Moon is known to a whole generation of fans in Japan and overseas.
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- July 12, 2018
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Women in Japan Fall For An Amuro Who Isn’t The J-pop Star
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JAPAN TIMES
Most people in Japan associate the surname Amuro with the retiring 40-year-old queen of J-pop of the same name, who gave a series of farewell concerts in June that attracted 800,000 people.
Namie Amuro’s official exit from stardom will take place in September but fans are still buyi...
Most people in Japan associate the surname Amuro with the retiring 40-year-old queen of J-pop of the same name, who gave a series of farewell concerts in June that attracted 800,000 people.
Namie Amuro’s official exit from stardom will take place in September but fans are still buyi...
- July 9, 2018
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Baum Records Is An Augmented Reality Musical Baumkuchen Cake
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JAPAN TRENDS
The Baum Records is a baumkuchen (baum cake) of the type popular in Japan but with a major, and innovative, difference.
Created by the Takamatsu-based confectionary maker LaFamille as a unique gift item, the spit cake resembles an vinyl record and has been launched commercially i...
The Baum Records is a baumkuchen (baum cake) of the type popular in Japan but with a major, and innovative, difference.
Created by the Takamatsu-based confectionary maker LaFamille as a unique gift item, the spit cake resembles an vinyl record and has been launched commercially i...
- July 3, 2018
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DIY Paper Shamisen Wins Praise for Soft Sound
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOYAMA — Why not try your hand at shamisen, a three-stringed traditional musical instrument? It’s available now at a reasonable price and in a unique form — a paper DIY kit.
The product was developed by a shamisen shop in Toyama. Nearly all of its parts are made of paper, except ...
TOYAMA — Why not try your hand at shamisen, a three-stringed traditional musical instrument? It’s available now at a reasonable price and in a unique form — a paper DIY kit.
The product was developed by a shamisen shop in Toyama. Nearly all of its parts are made of paper, except ...
- July 2, 2018
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