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Sharp Releases Movable Solar-powered Charging Stand

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Sharp Corp has released a movable solar-powered charging stand that uses the company's Blacksolar high-efficiency solar panel and can charge smartphones and other devices.
The charging stand can charge devices at the time of disaster and can be easily set up at sightseeing s...

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New App Lets You Traverse The Streets of Modern Tokyo and Ancient Edo at The Same Time

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The Edo Past and Present Wanderings app appeals not only to old map buffs, but to anyone with a sense of adventure. 
O
ne of my favorite things to do when I have some spare time is to take a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood. Whether it’s while traveling or in the same city I...

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5 Years on, Abe Continues to Dominate Party, Bureaucrats

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tuesday marks five years since the launch of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s second Cabinet in December 2012. Giving top priority to the economy, Abe has steadily been strengthening his political base as the predominant force within the Liberal Democratic Party.
However, the governme...

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Sumo Body Puts off Action Against Takanohana

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Sumo Association at an extraordinary board meeting on Wednesday put off its decision on its possible action against Takanohana, stablemaster of Takanoiwa, over former yokozuna Harumafuji’s assault on the junior wrestler.
Harumafuji’s stablemaster,...

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Tokujin Yoshioka Designs Packaging for New Skincare Line by Cosmetics Brand THREE

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the packaging for a bold new line of skincare products by Japanese organic cosmetics brand THREE.
Released domestically on February 21st next year, the new series, whose name is as yet unannounced, comes in triangular packaging expressing “natural,” “h...

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Meeting Locals the Easy Way With Ili

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Getting over the language barrier and making friends in Japan
I recently took my first ever trip to Tokyo and I can safely say that there’s no place quite like it. The amazing people, the delicious food, the spectacular sights, were everything I could have imagined and more. However,...

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Messaging app LINE Experiments with Service to Help Pregnant Women Find Seats on Trains

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The app connects expectant mothers looking for empty seats with passengers wanting to relinquish theirs.
A range of maternity services are available in Japan, including ones that give pregnant women priority when waiting for taxis.
And now the popular messaging app LINE, together wi...

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Singing in The Service of Japan: Classically Trained ‘MSDF Diva’ Yukari Miyake Sails to The Pop Side of Nation’s Musical History

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...

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Japan, Germany Both Appreciate Long-term Thinking

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s tourism industry has flourished due to the steadily increasing number of foreign visitors over the past few years. Donald Bunkenburg, senior director for Japan and Korea of the Lufthansa Group (see below), has more than 30 years of industry experience, and is carefully wa...

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Tamaki Elected Kibo’s Coleader

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuichiro Tamaki, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, was picked as the coleader of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) in an election on Friday.
Tamaki, 48, defeated Hiroshi Ogushi, 52, another lower house lawmaker, in a one-on-one co...

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