ASAHI
 
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Amid the screams of frightened children, masked divine beings with fiery red eyes and long pointed noses stormed at crowds during an annual festival on Akusekijima island on Aug. 26.
The three “Boze” deities cover their bodies with palm leaves and wear large...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A close aide to Emperor Hirohito criticized the government for staging an "entirely incongruous" and costly ceremony in 1990 to mark the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, according to comments in his diary obtained by Kyodo News.
The late chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi also wrote about...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 “Get out of your comfort zone!” said Chika Takai, a smile lighting up her face as she encouraged Japanese dancers hoping to become NBA and NFL cheerleaders at a workshop held last month in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
The session was organized by Takai, captain of the NBA Atlanta Hawks’ ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on Oct 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
After more than 80 years in operation Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market and a popula...

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ASAHI SHINBUN
 
HIROSHIMA--To better prepare for future disasters, the Hiroshima prefectural government will conduct public hearings to gather feedback about evacuations from the deluge in western Japan in July, which killed more than 100 people in the prefecture.
The hearings are planned to star...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers laboring to clean up the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station from reported exploitation and exposure to radiation, U.N. human rights experts said on Thursday.
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings (TEPCO)...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
It’s been a hot and humid summer, prompting many fears about the safety of athletes and others at the 2020 Olympic Games that are now less than two years away.
On a more everyday level, however, how do you deal with bad odors?
Wipes and deodorant can help when it comes to your body...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - When Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stood, heads bowed, at a seaside cliff on Saipan 60 years after a bloody World War Two battle, their silent prayers conveyed a message many felt resonated louder than words.
On that June 2005 visit - one of many war-related t...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Producer gives tentative timetable while promising Studio Ghibli is doing “things we were never able to do in the past.”
A lot of people in Japan are expecting 2020 to be a very big year. With Tokyo serving as the host city for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, the world’s eyes wil...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MELBOURNE (AP) — Japan star Keisuke Honda has signed for Melbourne Victory as a marquee player for the club in the 2018-19 Australian A-League season.
The Victory confirmed the signing Monday, making the 32-year-old Japanese international the club’s biggest signing in its 13-year...

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