JAPAN TRENDS
 
Fans of Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga and anime series can drink toasts to their favorite characters from this month at a new themed bar.
The venue will open on November 16th in the district of Ikebukuro inside the 46 Shokudo, which regularly hosts anime-themed pop-u...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Full-scale anime mecha statue will move, but not in Tokyo.
There’s something big and exciting coming to Japan in the summer of 2020. No, we’re not talking about the Olympics. We’re talking about a full-sized moving anime mecha.
A few years ago, organizers announced the Gundam Global...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Los Angeles Angels’ double-duty star Shohei Ohtani, speaking to the Japanese media a day after returning home, expressed satisfaction with his history-making but injury-hit debut season in the major leagues, which earned him the American League Rookie of the Year award.
“It w...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is seeking to restore public confidence in its decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant through offering a “virtual tour” of the site.
The Inside Fukushima Daiichi online platform is available in Japanese and English.
It has ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
If Eddie Jones’s warning that they will be “physically smashed” against England on Saturday was not jarring enough for Japan’s players, their coach has revealed his squad are being paid only £13.64 a day (2,000 yen) to represent their country.
That amount does not even cover a stea...

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BBC NEWS
 
Japan's economy shrank in the third quarter as natural disasters hit spending and disrupted exports.
The economy contracted by an annualised 1.2% between July and September, preliminary figures showed.
A devastating earthquake and typhoon were among the disasters to hit Japan this year...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Featuring the universe’s most powerful and fearsome Super Saiyan to date.
After an explosive series of action-packed teasers of the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie, the much anticipated animated film of crackling energy-filled battles is finally here.
On 14 November, Legenda...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government will promote telecommuting to hire more people with disabilities, according to informed sources.
The call will go out for ministries and agencies to consider measures by the end of March to make it easier for disabled officials to use telecommuting programs, mainly by...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to assign one-off holidays related to the imperial succession next year, creating a 10-day Golden Week holiday period from late April.
Once the bill clears the Diet, May 1, the day when Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the imperial thr...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you loved the Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train, then you will adore the new Toei Shinjuku Line trains. Operator Keio will deck out certain Shinjuku Line trains in a Hello Kitty theme, starting November 1st.
The ten-carriage trains, which will also run on the main Keio Line, a...

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