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Japanese Male Governors Experience Life As a Pregnant Woman

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
With the exception of the recently elected Renho, leader of the Democratic Party, and Tokyo’s new governor, Yuriko Koike, Japanese politics is a male-dominated affair.
This is so chronic, in fact, that things can be just a short step away from outright misogyny, as Ayaka Shiomura f...

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Gundam Virtual Reality Experience Puts You in Hand of Giant Robot

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A new virtual reality attraction brings the world of the Gundam anime series to life in 360-degree vision.
After donning a headset and stereo headphones, visitors can experience seeing the world from the point of view of Gundam’s gigantic hand.
It is a new addition to VR Zone Proje...

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Track Top Tokyo Has Food, film, and Asia’s First Wooden Banked Cycling Track

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Track Top Tokyo opens in a waterfront warehouse in Shinagawa this weekend, featuring art, bike racing, film screenings and more.
 
Open from August 27th to August 28th, it is the Asia’s first portable wooden banked track. The miniature velodrome offers a 50-meter loop for visiting ...

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Dragon Quest Video Game Billboard in Shinjuku Station Charges Up Your Phone

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
This is a trend that continues to grow and surprise us: large-scale ads and billboards, especially in train stations, with a “physical” or interactive gimmick. From “huggable” columns to others that dispense free candy or posters that can be scratched away to reveal something under...

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Try a Bite of Emergency Food at Gunma Volcano Restaurant

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MAEBASHI — Visitors shouldn’t expect regular food at a restaurant that has opened near Mt. Asama. The items served here are an array of emergency meals that are tastier than many people might think.
The restaurant, called Kazan, is housed within the Asama volcano museum in the vi...

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Interactive Digital Installation Wizards teamLab Transcend Boundaries in Omotesando

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The creative unit teamLab is already making a big splash this summer with its incredible digital flowers installation in Odaiba.
 
If that’s not enough for you, you could also catch teamLab’s exhibition at Omotesando Gyre from August 9th to September 25th. Entry to “teamLab: Transc...

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Ride the Godzilla bus in Shinjuku

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
With the release last Friday of the first Japanese-produced Godzilla film since 2004, Godzilla is currently everywhere and anywhere.
From a slew of new tie-in products to whisky products and department store promos and a hotel in Shinjuku, there’s no escaping the roar of Japan’s mo...

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Toast the Release of Godzilla Resurgence with Godzilla Scotch Whisky

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Films have a habit of attracting strange marketing stunts, though this is quite an incongruous one indeed.
Godzilla and whisky?
Yes, Japan is the land of Godzilla and also the land of great whisky, as the overseas acclaim for Suntory can attest.
 
To commemorate the release of the ...

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Explore Edo in Virtual Reality

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
One of the big stories this year so far has been virtual reality.
From a VR board game to virtual reality gaming centers around Tokyo, the fever will surely keep on building until the release of the Sony PlayStation VR in October.
A new crowdfunding project in Japan is aiming to cr...

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Experience The “Color of Water” From a 250-year-old Japanese Confection Maker!

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This beautiful confection with an equally beautiful name is captivating internet users across Japan!
But what exactly are these colorful disc-shaped creations? They’re a treat produced by Confectionery Tsuchiya (Okashi Tsuchiya), a traditional Japanese confection maker based in Gifu...

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