JAPAN TIMES
 
In lifting the Emperor’s Cup last month, Mitakeumi became the fourth Japanese wrestler to win a championship in the past two years.
That’s significant in a sport that had been utterly dominated by foreigners for the previous decade.
However even with the recent success of native-bor...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Leading film star Hiroshi Abe goes all out in his latest movie, “Nomitori Samurai” (Flea-picking Samurai). He plays an elite samurai who makes a mistake and is punished by being ordered to pick fleas from pet cats, a job that actually existed during the Edo period (1603-1867). Ho...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Launch gorgeous digital fireworks into the night sky for each ice cream you finish. And try out the new summer flavor while you’re at it.
Japan has just entered its sweltering summer months, the perfect time to dig into some icy cold Häagen-Dazs ice cream. Summer over here is also a...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
When you get that urge to pamper yourself like a princess while traversing the big city.
Are you a tired lady after a long day at work? Don’t feeling like waiting for Prince Charming to give you a lift? If you live in the vicinities of Tokyo’s 23 special wards, Mitaka, or Musashino ...

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Hint: It’s a surprise collaboration with another hit Japanese franchise with a lunar theme!
As if there aren’t already enough reasons to visit Universal Studios Japan, they’ve been really kicking it up a notch with their the Cool Japan series of pop culture-related attractions in re...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Good luck or bad luck, you’ll probably get a good laugh out of your fortune either way.
Have you ever been to a shrine or temple in Japan and seen the little papers tied onto trees or wire fences? Those are bad fortunes, knotted up to keep the ill luck stuck to that place and not to...

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The Tokyo-area’s much-maligned international air hub is giving us a new reason to actually enjoy going there.
It seems like Narita Airport should be loved by travelers. After all, as the primary hub for international flights into and out of Japan, its serves as both the exciting gat...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Harika Tsujisawa is nicknamed Hazure, which means “drawing a blank.” Abandoned by her parents and having no home, the 19-year-old introduces herself using her nickname. But her life takes a sudden turn when she meets a woman who has found piles of money hidden under the floor of ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese anime might be most famous for the likes of Your Name or Studio Ghibli’s offerings, but it actually has a history that goes back 100 years.
This video, produced by the Association of Japanese Animations’ [sic] Anime Next 100 promotional project, introduces an incredible 12...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Visitors to the Abeno Harukas in Osaka, Japan, can currently enjoy games of the classic game Tetris on a giant wall located on the top floor of the skyscraper.
The game is projected onto a space measuring 12 meters (nearly 40 feet) in height and 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) in diameter. ...

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