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Hayabusa2 Arrives at Ryugu Asteroid
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japanese asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 reached a point about 20 kilometers above its target asteroid, Ryugu, at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, after having left the Earth at the end of 2014, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Wednesday.
The explorer has traveled a total of abou...
Japanese asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 reached a point about 20 kilometers above its target asteroid, Ryugu, at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, after having left the Earth at the end of 2014, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Wednesday.
The explorer has traveled a total of abou...
- June 28, 2018
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New N700S Train Dazzles in Tokyo
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) showed the media its new N700S Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday, when it arrived at Tokyo Station for the fist time on the first day of a test run on the Tokaido Shinkansen line.
The N700S departed a rail yard in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on S...
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) showed the media its new N700S Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday, when it arrived at Tokyo Station for the fist time on the first day of a test run on the Tokaido Shinkansen line.
The N700S departed a rail yard in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on S...
- June 23, 2018
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App Helps Non-Japanese Find Multilingual Medical Services
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JAPAN TIMES
Are you on the hunt for an English-speaking doctor in Tokyo? A handy smartphone app aims to help foreign residents and visitors easily find multilingual medical services.
Japan Hospital Guide, released by Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Japan Medical Support System For Visitors F...
Are you on the hunt for an English-speaking doctor in Tokyo? A handy smartphone app aims to help foreign residents and visitors easily find multilingual medical services.
Japan Hospital Guide, released by Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Japan Medical Support System For Visitors F...
- June 22, 2018
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Japanese Taxis Now Being Driven by Ninja, Bodyguards Armed with Concealed Water Pistols
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ROCKET NEWS
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
In Japan, the rail network is efficient enough that you really have to have a compelling reason to take a taxi over a train, so when does that choice make sense? If you’re headed to a destination that’s far a...
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
In Japan, the rail network is efficient enough that you really have to have a compelling reason to take a taxi over a train, so when does that choice make sense? If you’re headed to a destination that’s far a...
- June 13, 2018
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CREATORS’ VIDEO DIARY / ‘Easygoing’ Science Girl Touts Games, Study
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THE JAPAN NEWS
I make my V sign at an angle of 30 degrees — Hi, it’s Yukirinu!! ... This is the now-familiar greeting that I always start my videos with. But I’m sure many people don’t know me yet, so let me introduce myself.
I majored in a science and engineering field, so I’m the kind of pers...
I make my V sign at an angle of 30 degrees — Hi, it’s Yukirinu!! ... This is the now-familiar greeting that I always start my videos with. But I’m sure many people don’t know me yet, so let me introduce myself.
I majored in a science and engineering field, so I’m the kind of pers...
- June 8, 2018
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Choose The Name of The Next Train Station in Tokyo
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JAPAN TRENDS
The latest major train station in Tokyo will open on the Yamanote Line, the JR railway link that forms a circular loop around the center of the city.
In 2020, the twentieth station in the line will open between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations with a building designed by Kengo Kuma.
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The latest major train station in Tokyo will open on the Yamanote Line, the JR railway link that forms a circular loop around the center of the city.
In 2020, the twentieth station in the line will open between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations with a building designed by Kengo Kuma.
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- June 8, 2018
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Nihonbashi Bridge Landmark in Tokyo to Appear Again When Elevated Expressway Route Removed
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JAPAN TRENDS
It was announced on May 22nd that a task force will push ahead with finalizing concrete ways to relocate a 1.2-kilometer elevated portion of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo that currently covers Nihonbashi Bridge.
The plan will be decided by the summer, reports Kyodo.
The task force,...
It was announced on May 22nd that a task force will push ahead with finalizing concrete ways to relocate a 1.2-kilometer elevated portion of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo that currently covers Nihonbashi Bridge.
The plan will be decided by the summer, reports Kyodo.
The task force,...
- May 28, 2018
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Urban Farmer Jon Walsh Finds Fertile Ground in Tokyo
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Seven years ago, Jon Walsh watched as earthquakes shook his home country of New Zealand and his current home in Japan. Like many, his mind turned to disaster-preparedness; however, his train of thought took a different track: food security.
He planted a garden and found the ...
TOKYO - Seven years ago, Jon Walsh watched as earthquakes shook his home country of New Zealand and his current home in Japan. Like many, his mind turned to disaster-preparedness; however, his train of thought took a different track: food security.
He planted a garden and found the ...
- May 25, 2018
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Iconic Kyoto Bamboo Trees Defaced
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KYOTO — More than 100 bamboo trees along a walkway near a well-known bamboo grove path, a tourist site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, were found to have been defaced with carvings, the Kyoto city government said.
Dates and names, among other things, have been carved into th...
KYOTO — More than 100 bamboo trees along a walkway near a well-known bamboo grove path, a tourist site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, were found to have been defaced with carvings, the Kyoto city government said.
Dates and names, among other things, have been carved into th...
- May 19, 2018
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Anime Sports Star Captain Tsubasa Tells World Betting On Horses Is As Much Fun As Playing Soccer
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ROCKET NEWS
Japan’s most popular symbol of the beautiful game continues with his newfound love of gambling.
Since its launch in 1981, the Captain Tsubasa manga/anime franchise has been synonymous with soccer. The story follows protagonist Tsubasa Ozora from his days as a soccer-loving elementar...
Japan’s most popular symbol of the beautiful game continues with his newfound love of gambling.
Since its launch in 1981, the Captain Tsubasa manga/anime franchise has been synonymous with soccer. The story follows protagonist Tsubasa Ozora from his days as a soccer-loving elementar...
- May 18, 2018
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