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In Japan’s Vanishing Rural Towns, Newcomers Are Wanted
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CITY LAB
On a recent afternoon in the rural Japanese town of Kanna-machi, all seemed well. Children splashed in the town’s namesake river; their parents relaxed nearby at a bankside summer beer garden. A gaggle of laughing teenagers in muddy uniforms strolled home along the town’s main road aft...
On a recent afternoon in the rural Japanese town of Kanna-machi, all seemed well. Children splashed in the town’s namesake river; their parents relaxed nearby at a bankside summer beer garden. A gaggle of laughing teenagers in muddy uniforms strolled home along the town’s main road aft...
- November 17, 2019
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Tokyo's Yamanote Line Partially Shutting Down Saturday For Station Construction
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Thanks to snarled traffic, trains are by far the best way to get around Tokyo, and you can hit up the vast majority of the downtown sights using just one line. The JR Yamanote line forms a loop around the city center, and can take you to the high-fashion boutiques of Ginza, ...
TOKYO - Thanks to snarled traffic, trains are by far the best way to get around Tokyo, and you can hit up the vast majority of the downtown sights using just one line. The JR Yamanote line forms a loop around the city center, and can take you to the high-fashion boutiques of Ginza, ...
- November 15, 2019
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Blood-Red Evangelion Hot Spring Bath To Open In Japan For Fun, Relaxing Terror
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SORA NEWS
East Japan’s premier hot spring town, the real-world Tokyo-3, wants you to bathe in LCL.
With the chill in the air getting increasingly chilly, we’ve been spending more and more time looking for hot springs to warm ourselves up in. Japan is spoiled for choice on that front, though, si...
East Japan’s premier hot spring town, the real-world Tokyo-3, wants you to bathe in LCL.
With the chill in the air getting increasingly chilly, we’ve been spending more and more time looking for hot springs to warm ourselves up in. Japan is spoiled for choice on that front, though, si...
- November 15, 2019
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Japan's Emperor Has A $248 Million Dinner Date With A Sun Goddess
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CNN
(CNN)Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the throne.
But not everyone is on board with the ritual, which has been criticized for violating the constitutional sep...
(CNN)Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the throne.
But not everyone is on board with the ritual, which has been criticized for violating the constitutional sep...
- November 14, 2019
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Women In Japan Are Fighting For The Right To Wear Glasses To Work
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REFINERY 29
Ah, the tangled web of sexist workplace dress code violations women of the world must navigate daily.
This week, it’s women in Japan who are protesting edicts from companies than ban (only women, not men) from wearing glasses in the workplace.
During a segment that ran on the Japa...
Ah, the tangled web of sexist workplace dress code violations women of the world must navigate daily.
This week, it’s women in Japan who are protesting edicts from companies than ban (only women, not men) from wearing glasses in the workplace.
During a segment that ran on the Japa...
- November 12, 2019
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Starbucks Japan Gives Kyoto And Hyogo Their Very Own Frappuccinos For A Very Limited Time
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - It's been 20 years since Starbucks first arrived in Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, three years after the green mermaid first appeared in the country in Tokyo’s Ginza back in 1996. Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Starbucks in Hyogo and Kyoto, the coffeehouse chain is ...
TOKYO - It's been 20 years since Starbucks first arrived in Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, three years after the green mermaid first appeared in the country in Tokyo’s Ginza back in 1996. Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Starbucks in Hyogo and Kyoto, the coffeehouse chain is ...
- November 11, 2019
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Studio Ghibli My Neighbour Totoro Sweater Is The Anime Knitwear We Need This Winter
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SORA NEWS
Premium GBL clothing line brings us a Catbus that’s been hand-knit in Canada.
Back in 2017, Studio Ghibli began designing adult fashion using high quality materials under their new “GBL” clothing label. Aimed at adult fans of Ghibli anime films, GBL has since collaborated with oversea...
Premium GBL clothing line brings us a Catbus that’s been hand-knit in Canada.
Back in 2017, Studio Ghibli began designing adult fashion using high quality materials under their new “GBL” clothing label. Aimed at adult fans of Ghibli anime films, GBL has since collaborated with oversea...
- November 10, 2019
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Suzuki Shoots 67 To Win Japan Classic By 3 Strokes
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STAR TRIBUNE
SHIGA, Japan — Overnight leader Ai Suzuki shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Japan Classic by three strokes for her first LPGA career victory.
Suzuki carded her fifth birdie of the day on the par-5 18th hole at the Seta Golf Course to finish with a 17-under 199, thre...
SHIGA, Japan — Overnight leader Ai Suzuki shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Japan Classic by three strokes for her first LPGA career victory.
Suzuki carded her fifth birdie of the day on the par-5 18th hole at the Seta Golf Course to finish with a 17-under 199, thre...
- November 10, 2019
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ANA Announces Tall Remote Communication Robot Newme And Avatar System
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JAPAN TRENDS
ANA might well be more famous as one of Japan’s two main airlines, but that apparently doesn’t prevent it from dabbling in R&D for forms of technology other than aviation: namely, robots.
Showcased earlier this month at technology event CEATEC, ANA Holdings’ proposed newme is an av...
ANA might well be more famous as one of Japan’s two main airlines, but that apparently doesn’t prevent it from dabbling in R&D for forms of technology other than aviation: namely, robots.
Showcased earlier this month at technology event CEATEC, ANA Holdings’ proposed newme is an av...
- November 8, 2019
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Sky-High Selfies: Japan Warns US Over 'Outrageous' Antics Of Military Pilots
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THE GUARDIAN
Marine corps pilots took photos and read books while flying, according to a US military investigation
Japan’s defence ministry is to call on US forces based in the country to ensure the safety of their aircraft after pilots from a marine corps unit involved in a deadly crash last y...
Marine corps pilots took photos and read books while flying, according to a US military investigation
Japan’s defence ministry is to call on US forces based in the country to ensure the safety of their aircraft after pilots from a marine corps unit involved in a deadly crash last y...
- November 8, 2019
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