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Ex-Nissan Chief Ghosn Makes 3rd Bail Request

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Lawyers for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Thursday filed a bail request for the third time for the former auto company executive after more than three months of detention, the Tokyo District Court said.
It is the first bail request filed by the 64-year-old since he sho...

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Japanese Service Creates Wearable Super Realistic Replicas Of Your Pet’s Head

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO 21 - Ultra-realistic animal masks seem to strike the surreal sweet spot between "terrifying" and "adorable", as seen with Japan's viral gigantic wearable felt cat heads, but the minds at creative planning office Shindo Rinka and modeling workshop 91 (pronounced kyuu-ii) is tak...

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Back Number Reveal All Of The Info. About Their New Album “Magic”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
 
Earlier this month, pop-rock trio back number announced that they would be releasing their latest studio record “MAGIC” on March 27th. The group have now decided to make all of the remaining information about the album available on their website.
As was reported previously, “MAGIC...

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World's Smallest Baby Boy Goes Home From Japan Hospital

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NDTV
 
Tokyo: A baby boy weighing just 268 grams at birth was sent home after months in a Tokyo hospital, the smallest surviving male baby in the world, Keio University hospital said.
The boy was born through Caesarean-section last August after he failed to gain weight during the pregnancy and do...

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Japan In Focus / Secrets Of Kyoto / Kyoto’s Go-Style Grid Design Adds To Its Elegance

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KYOTO — The central part of Kyoto, widely known as Rakuchu, is often likened to the grid pattern seen in Go, a traditional board game in East Asia, in which players use a square board with grid lines. This grid pattern is what is used to describe the city’s layout. For many reade...

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Vending Machines In Tokyo Now Let You Charge Your Mobile Phone For Free

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you are caught short of power for your mobile phone while out and about, your options are often limited to buying an expensive portable battery unit or, in the case of certain, service providers, stopping in at a branch of your phone company to ask the staff to charge up your de...

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Prevent ‘Wagyu’ Genes From Being Smuggled Overseas

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Osaka prefectural police searched the house of a man on suspicion he attempted to illegally export to China the fertilized eggs and sperm of wagyu Japanese cattle breeds (see below), The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned through people involved in the investigation.
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Shonen Jump’s Anime Heroes Punch Huge Craters In Shinjuku Station, Create Photo Spots

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SORA NEWS
 
The stars of Jump Force all have serious beef with Tokyo Metro, leaving some seriously cool craters behind.
This year, gamers can treat themselves to a clash of some of the most famous figures in Japanese manga. Jump Force, released on Windows, PS4 and Xbox One on February 15, pulls t...

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Former AKB48's Takajo Aki Marries Pro Soccer Player Takahashi Yuji

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TOKYO HIVE
 
t's been reported that former AKB48 member Takajo Aki (27) and Takahashi Yuji (25) professional soccer player for Sagan Tosu, tied the knot on February 15. 
 
On her SNS account, Takajo commented, "Please excuse me for this personal matter, but today, I have registered my marriage wi...

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Japan OK’s Ips Cell Trial For Treatment Of Spinal Injuries

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s assessment committee on regenerative medicine approved Monday a clinical trial by Keio University’s team to transplant human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into patients with spinal cord injuries.
The team, which is led by professors...

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