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Combat Math – Professional Sumo Wrestler’s Throw Follows The Golden Ratio

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ROCKET NEWS
The golden ratio has been seen in mathematics, architecture, music, natural phenomena…and now sumo wrestling.
Despite how it may look at first glance, sumo isn’t just two hefty, near-naked men literally throwing their weight around. In a high-level sumo match, you’ll see nimble footwo...

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Snowfall Disrupts Traffic in Tokyo

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Jiji Press
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Snowfall disrupted road and rail traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Monday, affecting morning commuters. In the metropolitan area, delays affected train services on the Japan Railways Group Tokaido, Keihin Tohoku and other lines, while som...

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Centuries Of Tradition And The Mobile Suit Designer Bring us Gundam And Zaku Sake Cups

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Who said sake cups have to be boring?
Bandai’s latest collaboration combines two giants of the anime industry with over 400 years of Japanese history and tradition. The Gundam Guinomi (lit.”one gulp”) sake cups, feature two main characters from the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam anime s...

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Japanese Government Recommends Changing Buddhist Temple Mark On Maps To Avoid Nazi Connotations

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Use of Swastika-like maji symbol deemed “inappropriate” for maps for foreign users.
In an effort to make travelling in Japan more convenient for overseas visitors, the Geospatial Information Authority recently conducted a survey of foreigners on the streets of Asakusa, the historical ...

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Japan Pledges Patrol Vessels, $1.1 bil Aid for Vietnam

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JAPAN TODAY
 
HANOI — Japan pledged new patrol boats and $1.1 billion in aid to Vietnam Monday as part of a sprawling package targeting maritime and security affairs to bolster ties in the face of regional powerhouse China.Hanoi and Tokyo are locked in separate standoffs with Beijing over territo...

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Sakai Plays ‘Mightiest Samurai’

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JAPAN NEWS
 By Masafumi Taga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
The “mightiest samurai warrior” and the many mysteries surrounding him are the focus of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s epic historical drama, which started airing on Sunday.
 
The warrior is Sanada Nobushige, widely known as Sanada Yukimura. Masato...

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Flu season begins in Tokyo

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NEWS ON JAPAN
Officials with Tokyo's metropolitan government say flu season has started in the Japanese capital.
They said on Thursday that the number of people diagnosed with influenza in the week through Sunday was 1.7 per medical institution. That figure is high enough to indicate an outbreak....

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Asahi Has Its Eyes on Grolsch, Peroni

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NEWS ON JAPAN
Top Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings is taking a gamble amid a new wave of global consolidation.
 
Asahi is poised to submit a bid to buy Grolsch and Peroni, two brands of beer owned by U.K.-based SABMiller. A deal could be worth around 400 billion yen ($3.37 billion).
But Asahi...

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Nendo Designs Coffee Mugs for Starbucks Japan

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JAPAN TRENDS
Top Japanese design studio nendo has designed this coffee mugs for Starbuck’s in Japan.
Sold at Starbucks branches throughout Japan, the mugs have a print on the bottom that makes it look like the cup is full of coffee. This means when they are drying or sitting upside down on your k...

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Star Wars 3D Rubik’s Cube BB-8 Awakens Force Of Puzzle-solving

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JAPAN TRENDS
Everywhere around the globe has been going Star Wars crazy due to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
This is especially the case in Japan, though, which saw anarray of merchandise and exclusive products throughout 2015, as well as traditional folding screen paintings with B...

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