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Mega Dairy a Model For Future Agriculture

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Yasuyuki Yamada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido — Agricultural production corporation DreamHill became the first corporation or individual in Hokkaido last year to ship over 20,000 tons of milk in a single year.
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free tra...

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Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony Sweets Now Appear in The Shape of Doraemon Anime Cats

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Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.
As the world’s fourth largest producer of toys, Japanese toy making and video game company Bandai is best known for its huge variety of anime and ma...

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Japanese Communications Company To Introduce AI Love Advice Specialist

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Who says experiencing real love is a perquisite for answering all of love’s tough questions?
Communications company NTT Resonant has revealed that, beginning this August, it will be turning to artificial intelligence to help handle love advice queries on Oshiete! goo, a feature of t...

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Milbox Touch Adds Tactile Controls To Virtual Reality Headset Viewer

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
We’ve been closely following the development of consumer virtual reality in Japan. This year alone we have already seen a great crossover of digital and analog technology with the Mask of Anubis VR board game and Namco Bandai has just opened its own VR game center, VR Zone Project ...

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Girls Make Newspaper For Evacuees

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
MASHIKI, Kumamoto — Four sixth-grade primary school girls in quake-hit Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, have started publishing a handmade newspaper featuring topics related to life in evacuation shelters.
Decorated with illustrations of animals, the inaugural is...

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Foreign Ministers of Japan And China OK Plan To Boost Bilateral Ties

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Kyodo
BEIJING – The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Saturday to step up efforts to accelerate the pace of improvement in political relations between Asia’s two biggest economies.
The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, which announced the agreement, said Fumio Kishida and his Chi...

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Here Comes the Samurai Spider-Man

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Bandai and Tamashii Nations have outdone themselves again with the latest addition to their samurai series of pop culture figurines.
 
Following up on their Movie Realisation series, which last year transformed a number of well-known Star Wars characters into awesome samurai warrior...

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Quakes Disrupted Flows of Kyushu Groundwater

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The Yomiuri Shimbun
KUMAMOTO — Abnormalities have been observed in Kumamoto Prefecture’s abundant groundwater sources, apparently due to a series of earthquakes that hit the prefecture and its surrounding area.
Water in the spring-fed pond of Suizenji Jojuen park, commonly called...

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Everyday Exploration / ‘Delivery lockers’ a Growing Hit For Privacy

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Miki Yabuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
More and more people are taking delivery of parcels at special lockers set up at railway stations and post offices instead of at home. The service benefits both delivery companies, which want to reduce time trying to redeliver package...

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Snoopy Museum Tokyo Opens in Roppongi

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan’s Snoopy craze is about to hit fever-pitch with the opening of Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Roppongi on April 23rd.
Asannounced last year, the venue features exclusive exhibits of Charles M. Schulz’s original drawings as well as a themed cafe and merchandise galore.
Following on fr...

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