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Mangaka Spreads His Wings from Forerunner’s Home
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A young manga creator has published his first book while honing his skills in an apartment that used to house the studio of mangaka Fujio Akatsuka (1935-2008).
Gaku Kajikawa, 25, is the first resident to have a book published among the budding mangaka who have lived in the Shiuns...
A young manga creator has published his first book while honing his skills in an apartment that used to house the studio of mangaka Fujio Akatsuka (1935-2008).
Gaku Kajikawa, 25, is the first resident to have a book published among the budding mangaka who have lived in the Shiuns...
- January 12, 2017
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Carmakers Include Life-saving Features to Protect Pedestrians
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Automakers are improving car functions that protect pedestrians as a result of government safety evaluations aimed at protecting people outside of cars as well as inside them. The government aims to reduce fatal car accidents.
Such functions could become a key factor when people ...
Automakers are improving car functions that protect pedestrians as a result of government safety evaluations aimed at protecting people outside of cars as well as inside them. The government aims to reduce fatal car accidents.
Such functions could become a key factor when people ...
- January 10, 2017
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Matsuyama Heads into Final Round Trailing by Two Strokes
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JAPAN TIMES
KAPALUA, HAWAII – Justin Thomas, who as a skinny kid in Kentucky had to hit driver to reach a par 3 in junior golf, stood on the 14th tee at Kapalua trying to decide if 3-wood would be enough to drive the green on a par that was playing 287 yards up the hill.
His caddie thought driv...
KAPALUA, HAWAII – Justin Thomas, who as a skinny kid in Kentucky had to hit driver to reach a par 3 in junior golf, stood on the 14th tee at Kapalua trying to decide if 3-wood would be enough to drive the green on a par that was playing 287 yards up the hill.
His caddie thought driv...
- January 10, 2017
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Publisher Ordered to Suspend Publication of Book on Nippon Kaigi
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — A Tokyo court has ordered a publisher to suspend publication of a bestseller nonfiction book featuring links of a conservative lobby to a religious group, saying the book has some untrue information following a defamation claim.
Published last year, “Nippon Kaigi no Kenkyu” ...
TOKYO — A Tokyo court has ordered a publisher to suspend publication of a bestseller nonfiction book featuring links of a conservative lobby to a religious group, saying the book has some untrue information following a defamation claim.
Published last year, “Nippon Kaigi no Kenkyu” ...
- January 8, 2017
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Koike Political Group to Field Some 40 Candidates in Tokyo Assembly Election
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JAPAN TIMES
Riding a wave of popularity, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike plans to field some 40 candidates from her political group in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election slated for the summer, a source said.
A first list of candidates from the group, Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), will b...
Riding a wave of popularity, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike plans to field some 40 candidates from her political group in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election slated for the summer, a source said.
A first list of candidates from the group, Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), will b...
- January 7, 2017
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Japan’s Coin Laundries Clean up Their Act with Better Designs, Cafe, New Services
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JAPAN TRENDS
Coin laundries are hoping to spruce up their image in Japan by transforming into cafes.
The trend is being set by such venues as Eco Wash Cafe, a large and stylish laundromat in Fuchu City on the outskirts of western Tokyo that is aimed at middle-class housewives and women. In addi...
Coin laundries are hoping to spruce up their image in Japan by transforming into cafes.
The trend is being set by such venues as Eco Wash Cafe, a large and stylish laundromat in Fuchu City on the outskirts of western Tokyo that is aimed at middle-class housewives and women. In addi...
- January 7, 2017
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Japan to Upgrade Air Traffic Control System
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Upgrading of Japan’s air traffic control system is set to commence in March, with a new digital monitor to be introduced for all planes in the air and paper strips to be eliminated, government officials said.
The new system will help airlines to draw up more efficient flight...
TOKYO — Upgrading of Japan’s air traffic control system is set to commence in March, with a new digital monitor to be introduced for all planes in the air and paper strips to be eliminated, government officials said.
The new system will help airlines to draw up more efficient flight...
- January 6, 2017
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Abe, Putin Hold Talks in Premier’s Hometown
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Russian President Vladmir Putin held talks on Thursday evening to seek common ground on the longstanding issue of the northern territories and set a course for the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two nations.
The meeting took place ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Russian President Vladmir Putin held talks on Thursday evening to seek common ground on the longstanding issue of the northern territories and set a course for the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two nations.
The meeting took place ...
- December 19, 2016
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Taishi Nakagawa, Rising Star: Youthful Performance in ‘Sanadamaru’ Enchants TV Viewers
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Taishi Nakagawa has stirred a sensation among TV viewers with his youthful, dignified performance in the final few months of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s taiga annual period drama that will be broadcast through mid-December. The drama, which has had high viewership, focuses on samurai war...
Taishi Nakagawa has stirred a sensation among TV viewers with his youthful, dignified performance in the final few months of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s taiga annual period drama that will be broadcast through mid-December. The drama, which has had high viewership, focuses on samurai war...
- December 15, 2016
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Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit Rooted in Pragmatism Amid Uncertainties Surrounding Trump
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JAPAN TIMES
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit this month to Pearl Harbor will be a historic gesture that represents the strength of the Japan-U.S. alliance and the evolution of the bilateral relationship since World War II.
But the trip is also rooted in pragmatism amid uncertainties surroundin...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit this month to Pearl Harbor will be a historic gesture that represents the strength of the Japan-U.S. alliance and the evolution of the bilateral relationship since World War II.
But the trip is also rooted in pragmatism amid uncertainties surroundin...
- December 9, 2016
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