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One Piece’s Creator Refusing to Write About His Struggles Could Be a Reason For Its Huge Success

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ROCKET NEWS
 
With over 416 million copies sold worldwide, he sure knows what makes readers tick.
When the hit series One Piece was serialized, its creator Eiichiro Oda was working an insane work schedule that would make any aspiring manga artist think twice about their choice of career.
Hard wor...

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Aoki’s 1st Hit For Jays is HR Against Astros

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
HOUSTON — Norichika Aoki made his presence felt with his new team
— by homering against his old team.
Aoki got his first hit for the Toronto Blue Jays since being traded last week from Houston, a two-run homer in the seventh inning on Sunday against the Astros.
That gave the Blue...

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Weakening Typhoon Edges Closer to Central Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A weakening Typhoon Noru churned closer to central Japan on Monday, pounding parts of the country with torrential rain, but it had lost much of the strength that at one point made it the world's strongest storm this year.
Evacuation advisories were issued for tens of thousan...

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Hosono Leaving DP to Create New Party

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Democratic Party Deputy President Goshi Hosono informed fellow party members on Friday that he intends to leave the top opposition party and aims to form a new political party.
Hosono, a House of Representatives lawmaker, revealed his plans at a meetin...

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TOKYO 1964-2020 / AI Set to Keep a Watchful Eye Out for Terrorism

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
This is the fourth installment of a series that uses the Olympics to take a fresh look at the past and future of the nation.
Advanced technologies that use artificial intelligence, or AI, are likely to be introduced to help detect terrorists as part of security for the 2020 Tokyo...

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Two Quakes Jolt Eastern Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Two earthquakes jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday morning but there was no tsunami alert issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The first quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 , hit at 2:02 a.m. The meteorological...

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Launches Official Promotional Song and Summer Dance

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The countdown to the 2020 Olympics continues in earnest: there is now just three years until the opening of the Summer Games. While the main stadium in central Tokyo is still far from completion, along with most of the other venues and facilities, the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at lea...

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Hijab Cosplay Takes Off as Muslim Women Embrace Fan Culture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
JAKARTA - After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow "hijab", or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair.
"Wearing a hijab should not be a barrier for anything. We are free to be creative," said the 24-year-old Indonesian design...

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Luxury Train Debuts on Yokohama-to-Shimoda Route Along Izu Coast

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SHIZUOKA - Railway operators Tokyu Corp and Izukyu Corp on Friday began operating a luxury train service between Yokohama and the south of the Izu Peninsula -- a popular hot spring resort area.
The first train of The Royal Express left Yokohama Station for Shimoda near the southern ...

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Piko Taro and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Promote United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you thought Piko Taro was silly enough when he made his viral hit Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen, you were probably surprised when he started appearing in mainstream TV commercials.
You were probably then shocked when he teamed up with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to promote low-energy ...

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