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Japan Races to Become The Robot Capital of The World
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan may have a long way to go before it can build a fully functional Gundam or Doraemon, but it’s getting closer to bringing sci-fi-style robotic helpers and protectors into our daily lives. Japan Robot Week, which took place at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center from Oct. 19 t...
Japan may have a long way to go before it can build a fully functional Gundam or Doraemon, but it’s getting closer to bringing sci-fi-style robotic helpers and protectors into our daily lives. Japan Robot Week, which took place at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center from Oct. 19 t...
- November 15, 2016
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Koban Police Boxes Going Multilingual Ahead of 2020 Games
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the National Police Agency has been allocating foreign-speaking police officers for around-the-clock help at koban police boxes at tourist sites or in downtown areas busy with foreign tourists.
The police officers have been or wil...
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the National Police Agency has been allocating foreign-speaking police officers for around-the-clock help at koban police boxes at tourist sites or in downtown areas busy with foreign tourists.
The police officers have been or wil...
- November 15, 2016
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Abe to Underscore Importance of Japan-U.S. Alliance with Trump
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to underscore the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance when he meets President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday.
“This is going to be an important meeting to build trust,” Kishida told publ...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to underscore the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance when he meets President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday.
“This is going to be an important meeting to build trust,” Kishida told publ...
- November 15, 2016
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Japan, India Sign Nuclear Pact For Non-military Use
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan and India signed a civilian nuclear accord on Friday, opening the door for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production, as India looks to atomic energy to sustain its rapid economic growth.
It was the first time Japan, the...
TOKYO — Japan and India signed a civilian nuclear accord on Friday, opening the door for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production, as India looks to atomic energy to sustain its rapid economic growth.
It was the first time Japan, the...
- November 12, 2016
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Tokyo’s Sumida Ward Issues Hokusai License Plates
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government of Sumida Ward in Tokyo has started issuing a motorcycle license plate featuring works from ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai’s famous “Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji” series of landscape prints. The move is to celebrate the Nov. 22 opening of the Sumida Hokusai Muse...
The government of Sumida Ward in Tokyo has started issuing a motorcycle license plate featuring works from ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai’s famous “Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji” series of landscape prints. The move is to celebrate the Nov. 22 opening of the Sumida Hokusai Muse...
- November 12, 2016
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Vintage Taste Retro Television Screen is Perfect Antidote to Digital World
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JAPAN TRENDS
Before Netflix. Before even HBO. Take a step back in time to the early days of television with this Vintage Taste 20-inch LCD Japanese Retro Television Screen by Doshisha.
It might look like one of those wacky chindogu gadgets from Thanko, but this is a genuine television mocked up...
Before Netflix. Before even HBO. Take a step back in time to the early days of television with this Vintage Taste 20-inch LCD Japanese Retro Television Screen by Doshisha.
It might look like one of those wacky chindogu gadgets from Thanko, but this is a genuine television mocked up...
- November 10, 2016
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Princess Aiko Goes to School For 1st Time Since Late Sept
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, went to school Tuesday after being absent for a month and a half due to health reasons, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 14-year-old princess went to Gakushuin Girls’ Junior High School ...
TOKYO — Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, went to school Tuesday after being absent for a month and a half due to health reasons, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 14-year-old princess went to Gakushuin Girls’ Junior High School ...
- November 9, 2016
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Large Sinkhole Opens Up Near Hakata Station
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THE JAPAN NEWS
FUKUOKA — A large sinkhole opened on a road in front of Hakata Station in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, at about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The hole gradually became bigger. It measures up to about 15 meters deep, about 27 meters wide and about 30 meters long.
According to the Fukuoka City Tra...
FUKUOKA — A large sinkhole opened on a road in front of Hakata Station in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, at about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The hole gradually became bigger. It measures up to about 15 meters deep, about 27 meters wide and about 30 meters long.
According to the Fukuoka City Tra...
- November 8, 2016
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‘PPAP’ Goes The World: How Pikotaro Became a Viral Smash
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JAPAN TIMES
Pikotaro still can’t believe it all. Two days before he sits down with The Japan Times, the performer saw that American DJ duo The Chainsmokers had changed their Twitter name to “Pineapple & Pen,” a nod to his song “PPAP.” That pair previously claimed YouTube’s most popular clip wit...
Pikotaro still can’t believe it all. Two days before he sits down with The Japan Times, the performer saw that American DJ duo The Chainsmokers had changed their Twitter name to “Pineapple & Pen,” a nod to his song “PPAP.” That pair previously claimed YouTube’s most popular clip wit...
- November 5, 2016
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Nobel Winner’s Inspiration Becomes Big-time Seller
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A book that inspired Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is flying off the shelves.
Ohsumi, 71, has mentioned the book, “Rosoku no Kagaku,” as one of the factors that triggered his pursuit of science. It is a Japanese translation of
“The Ch...
A book that inspired Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is flying off the shelves.
Ohsumi, 71, has mentioned the book, “Rosoku no Kagaku,” as one of the factors that triggered his pursuit of science. It is a Japanese translation of
“The Ch...
- October 31, 2016
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