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Tokujin Yoshioka Designs Packaging for New Skincare Line by Cosmetics Brand THREE
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the packaging for a bold new line of skincare products by Japanese organic cosmetics brand THREE.
Released domestically on February 21st next year, the new series, whose name is as yet unannounced, comes in triangular packaging expressing “natural,” “h...
Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the packaging for a bold new line of skincare products by Japanese organic cosmetics brand THREE.
Released domestically on February 21st next year, the new series, whose name is as yet unannounced, comes in triangular packaging expressing “natural,” “h...
- December 19, 2017
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Meeting Locals the Easy Way With Ili
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JAPAN TRAVEL
Getting over the language barrier and making friends in Japan
I recently took my first ever trip to Tokyo and I can safely say that there’s no place quite like it. The amazing people, the delicious food, the spectacular sights, were everything I could have imagined and more. However,...
Getting over the language barrier and making friends in Japan
I recently took my first ever trip to Tokyo and I can safely say that there’s no place quite like it. The amazing people, the delicious food, the spectacular sights, were everything I could have imagined and more. However,...
- December 16, 2017
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Messaging app LINE Experiments with Service to Help Pregnant Women Find Seats on Trains
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ROCKET NEWS
The app connects expectant mothers looking for empty seats with passengers wanting to relinquish theirs.
A range of maternity services are available in Japan, including ones that give pregnant women priority when waiting for taxis.
And now the popular messaging app LINE, together wi...
The app connects expectant mothers looking for empty seats with passengers wanting to relinquish theirs.
A range of maternity services are available in Japan, including ones that give pregnant women priority when waiting for taxis.
And now the popular messaging app LINE, together wi...
- December 5, 2017
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Singing in The Service of Japan: Classically Trained ‘MSDF Diva’ Yukari Miyake Sails to The Pop Side of Nation’s Musical History
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
- November 29, 2017
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Japan, Germany Both Appreciate Long-term Thinking
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s tourism industry has flourished due to the steadily increasing number of foreign visitors over the past few years. Donald Bunkenburg, senior director for Japan and Korea of the Lufthansa Group (see below), has more than 30 years of industry experience, and is carefully wa...
Japan’s tourism industry has flourished due to the steadily increasing number of foreign visitors over the past few years. Donald Bunkenburg, senior director for Japan and Korea of the Lufthansa Group (see below), has more than 30 years of industry experience, and is carefully wa...
- November 14, 2017
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Tamaki Elected Kibo’s Coleader
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuichiro Tamaki, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, was picked as the coleader of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) in an election on Friday.
Tamaki, 48, defeated Hiroshi Ogushi, 52, another lower house lawmaker, in a one-on-one co...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuichiro Tamaki, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, was picked as the coleader of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) in an election on Friday.
Tamaki, 48, defeated Hiroshi Ogushi, 52, another lower house lawmaker, in a one-on-one co...
- November 11, 2017
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KANTA ON MANGA / Dystopian Rom-com Engaging in More Ways Than One
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A dystopian world similar to that in George Orwell’s “1984,” where governments interfere in romance and marriages, would be truly horrible.
Recently, such worlds have served as backdrops to otherwise carefree romantic comedy novels and TV shows. I personally classify such works a...
A dystopian world similar to that in George Orwell’s “1984,” where governments interfere in romance and marriages, would be truly horrible.
Recently, such worlds have served as backdrops to otherwise carefree romantic comedy novels and TV shows. I personally classify such works a...
- November 6, 2017
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Art a la Ukiyo-e We Can All Relate To
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THE JAPAN NEWS
FUKUOKA — In an illustration, the kimono-wearing figures appear to be straight out of ukiyo-e, but the setting is contemporary: at an office. One of the three figures, who seems to be the boss, says: “You lack ‘motivation!’ ‘Motivation!’” Right next to the line is another sentenc...
FUKUOKA — In an illustration, the kimono-wearing figures appear to be straight out of ukiyo-e, but the setting is contemporary: at an office. One of the three figures, who seems to be the boss, says: “You lack ‘motivation!’ ‘Motivation!’” Right next to the line is another sentenc...
- October 7, 2017
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Cardcaptor Sakura’s Schoolgirl Costume Now a Stylishly Cute Anime Backpack To Take Back To School
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ROCKET NEWS
Eye-catching backpack and Sakura Card pass case are ready to make your commute to school or work feel a little more magical.
In an industry full of teen protagonists, Sakura Kinomoto, the star of anime/manga Cardcaptor Sakura, stands out by being just 10 years old. That means that s...
Eye-catching backpack and Sakura Card pass case are ready to make your commute to school or work feel a little more magical.
In an industry full of teen protagonists, Sakura Kinomoto, the star of anime/manga Cardcaptor Sakura, stands out by being just 10 years old. That means that s...
- September 13, 2017
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Developing Nations To Get Help with Mercury Collection
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In response to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (see below) coming into effect last month, the Environment Ministry will begin disseminating to developing countries Japan’s know-how on collecting mercury products, such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges.
The convention r...
In response to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (see below) coming into effect last month, the Environment Ministry will begin disseminating to developing countries Japan’s know-how on collecting mercury products, such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges.
The convention r...
- September 6, 2017
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