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Obama's Hiroshima Visit Looks to Future Amid Charges of Selective Amnesia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO/WASHINGTON — Japan and the United States are presenting U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima as an affirmation of a strong alliance and a step towards world denuclearisation, but critics see selective amnesia and paradoxes on nuclear policy.
Aides have said Obama w...

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Security Tightens in Tokyo and Mie Ahead of Summit

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
JIJI – The superintendent-general of the Metropolitan Police Department has called for public cooperation in keeping the capital safe during the Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture later this week.
“If you notice anything suspicious, please call the police immediately,” Superi...

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Japan Gets World’s Strongest Carbonated Pepsi, Packaged In a New Reinforced bottle

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ROCKET NEWS
 
While a one-litre (two-pint) bottle of Pepsi usually contains 1.0 GV (gas volume), these much smaller bottles now pack 5.0 GV in more than half the size.
Japan loves its Pepsi. Whether it’s pink, black, or white, watermelon-flavoured or filled with the taste of sakura cherry blossom...

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World Order Stars in New Commercial Showcasing Basic Business Skills

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — World Order is back, only this time starring in a commercial, and not a new music video. The dance group, which puts synchronized swimming teams to shame with its members’ tightly coordinated movements, has recently lent their talents to an advertising campaign for the Real ...

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Ghibli Structures Shown in Fine Details

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
NAGANO — Buildings used in animation works produced by Studio Ghibli are shown in meticulous detail for an exhibition now under way at an art museum in Nagano. The “Ghibli no Rittai Kenzobutsu Ten” exhibition at the Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum showca...

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Japan’s New Ukiyo-e Passports Are Going to Look Awesome

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ROCKET NEWS
 
When Japanese travelers go abroad, they’ll be taking some of the country’s most famous and beautiful examples of woodblock print artwork with them.
A while back I had to renew my passport, and when my new one came in the mail my wife was amazed at how incredibly American it is. Spla...

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Construction of Kumamoto Quake Victim Housing Begins

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
KUMAMOTO — The Kumamoto prefectural government on Tuesday started construction of a large-scale temporary housing complex for quake victims in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by two earthquakes that registered the maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic ...

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Beer Hour Stadium Foamy Head Dispenser Serves a Taste Of Baseball Games in Japan

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you have ever attended a baseball or other sports event in Japan, you will likely have spotted the “beer girls“, also known as uriko. These happy-go-lucky ladies can be seen lugging large kegs of beer in backpacks around the stadium stands, invariably in a small uniform regardle...

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Govt Says Domestic Agriculture To ‘Go On Offensive’ Under TPP

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will go on the offensive in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries by taking advantage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, a government white paper on agriculture said Tuesday.
In the paper for fiscal 2015, adopted at the day’s ...

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Extended Pier to Draw Cruise Ships to Northern Okinawa

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The government plans to extend the pier of Motobu Port in northern Okinawa Prefecture to enable large cruise ships to dock there, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The prefecture is a popular tourist destination among Chinese visitors to Japan, and a number of ...

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