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Matcha Chocolate-covered Strawberries: The newest Green Tea Treat From Kyoto
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ROCKET NEWS
A cup of tea, a piece of fruit, or a bit of chocolate can all make for a delicious and relaxing moment, and this new Kyoto confectionary lets you enjoy all three in a single bite.
Japanese tea company Itohkyuemon was founded in 1832, when Japan was still ruled by a shogun and close...
A cup of tea, a piece of fruit, or a bit of chocolate can all make for a delicious and relaxing moment, and this new Kyoto confectionary lets you enjoy all three in a single bite.
Japanese tea company Itohkyuemon was founded in 1832, when Japan was still ruled by a shogun and close...
- January 21, 2016
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Pop and Colorful Personalized Charms from Tokyo Temple May Be The Answer to Your Problems!
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A Buddhist temple in Tokyo is now offering custom-made omamori charms, and their brilliant colors and designs are…well, nothing short of “charming”!
Ikegami Jissouji Temple, located in the Ota Ward of Tokyo and belonging to the Nichiren Sect of Buddhism, has given traditional Japane...
A Buddhist temple in Tokyo is now offering custom-made omamori charms, and their brilliant colors and designs are…well, nothing short of “charming”!
Ikegami Jissouji Temple, located in the Ota Ward of Tokyo and belonging to the Nichiren Sect of Buddhism, has given traditional Japane...
- January 20, 2016
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Large Brooches Create a Fancy, Playful Image
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Large brooches have attracted the attention of adult women with their compelling presence. Wearing shining, gorgeous brooches on the bosom can add a fancy and individualized touch to simple clothes.
Stylist Junko Ishida says that many large brooches have bee...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Large brooches have attracted the attention of adult women with their compelling presence. Wearing shining, gorgeous brooches on the bosom can add a fancy and individualized touch to simple clothes.
Stylist Junko Ishida says that many large brooches have bee...
- January 20, 2016
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Combat Math – Professional Sumo Wrestler’s Throw Follows The Golden Ratio
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ROCKET NEWS
The golden ratio has been seen in mathematics, architecture, music, natural phenomena…and now sumo wrestling.
Despite how it may look at first glance, sumo isn’t just two hefty, near-naked men literally throwing their weight around. In a high-level sumo match, you’ll see nimble footwo...
The golden ratio has been seen in mathematics, architecture, music, natural phenomena…and now sumo wrestling.
Despite how it may look at first glance, sumo isn’t just two hefty, near-naked men literally throwing their weight around. In a high-level sumo match, you’ll see nimble footwo...
- January 19, 2016
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Snowfall Disrupts Traffic in Tokyo
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Snowfall disrupted road and rail traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Monday, affecting morning commuters. In the metropolitan area, delays affected train services on the Japan Railways Group Tokaido, Keihin Tohoku and other lines, while som...
Jiji Press
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Snowfall disrupted road and rail traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Monday, affecting morning commuters. In the metropolitan area, delays affected train services on the Japan Railways Group Tokaido, Keihin Tohoku and other lines, while som...
- January 19, 2016
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Centuries Of Tradition And The Mobile Suit Designer Bring us Gundam And Zaku Sake Cups
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Who said sake cups have to be boring?
Bandai’s latest collaboration combines two giants of the anime industry with over 400 years of Japanese history and tradition. The Gundam Guinomi (lit.”one gulp”) sake cups, feature two main characters from the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam anime s...
Who said sake cups have to be boring?
Bandai’s latest collaboration combines two giants of the anime industry with over 400 years of Japanese history and tradition. The Gundam Guinomi (lit.”one gulp”) sake cups, feature two main characters from the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam anime s...
- January 18, 2016
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Japanese Government Recommends Changing Buddhist Temple Mark On Maps To Avoid Nazi Connotations
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Use of Swastika-like maji symbol deemed “inappropriate” for maps for foreign users.
In an effort to make travelling in Japan more convenient for overseas visitors, the Geospatial Information Authority recently conducted a survey of foreigners on the streets of Asakusa, the historical ...
Use of Swastika-like maji symbol deemed “inappropriate” for maps for foreign users.
In an effort to make travelling in Japan more convenient for overseas visitors, the Geospatial Information Authority recently conducted a survey of foreigners on the streets of Asakusa, the historical ...
- January 18, 2016
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Japan Pledges Patrol Vessels, $1.1 bil Aid for Vietnam
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JAPAN TODAY
HANOI — Japan pledged new patrol boats and $1.1 billion in aid to Vietnam Monday as part of a sprawling package targeting maritime and security affairs to bolster ties in the face of regional powerhouse China.Hanoi and Tokyo are locked in separate standoffs with Beijing over territo...
HANOI — Japan pledged new patrol boats and $1.1 billion in aid to Vietnam Monday as part of a sprawling package targeting maritime and security affairs to bolster ties in the face of regional powerhouse China.Hanoi and Tokyo are locked in separate standoffs with Beijing over territo...
- January 17, 2016
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Sakai Plays ‘Mightiest Samurai’
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JAPAN NEWS
By Masafumi Taga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
The “mightiest samurai warrior” and the many mysteries surrounding him are the focus of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s epic historical drama, which started airing on Sunday.
The warrior is Sanada Nobushige, widely known as Sanada Yukimura. Masato...
By Masafumi Taga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
The “mightiest samurai warrior” and the many mysteries surrounding him are the focus of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s epic historical drama, which started airing on Sunday.
The warrior is Sanada Nobushige, widely known as Sanada Yukimura. Masato...
- January 16, 2016
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Flu season begins in Tokyo
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NEWS ON JAPAN
Officials with Tokyo's metropolitan government say flu season has started in the Japanese capital.
They said on Thursday that the number of people diagnosed with influenza in the week through Sunday was 1.7 per medical institution. That figure is high enough to indicate an outbreak....
Officials with Tokyo's metropolitan government say flu season has started in the Japanese capital.
They said on Thursday that the number of people diagnosed with influenza in the week through Sunday was 1.7 per medical institution. That figure is high enough to indicate an outbreak....
- January 15, 2016
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