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TOKYO ―The government is considering designating as a one-off holiday the day of Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the throne on May 1, 2019, in what will be Japan's first succession from a living emperor since 1817, a government source said Sunday.
The government plans to seek t...

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JERUSALEM (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to advance their peace negotiations when he met with them respectively on Monday.
Kono held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and with Palestinian Preside...

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TOKYO - Addressing the country on his 84th birthday Saturday, Emperor Akihito thanked citizens for their consideration and efforts to enable his abdication on April 30, 2019, and vowed to fulfill his duties until the last day of his reign.
"I am truly grateful that numerous people h...

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TOKYO - A baby panda born six months ago made her debut before the cameras in Japan Monday, a day before a doting public gets an eagerly-awaited glimpse of the cuddly animal.
The panda named Xiang Xiang -- derived from the Chinese character for "fragrance" -- has sparked a media fre...

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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japanese companies are planning to kick-start the lunar economy by backing a local start-up’s mission to land on the moon by 2020.
Tokyo-based Ispace Inc. said it raised ¥10.2 billion ($90 million) from some of the country’s biggest businesses, including Japan...

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Yo Oizumi once again plays the starring role in “Tantei wa Bar ni Iru 3” (The Last Shot in the Bar), the third film in the detective series directed by Teruyuki Yoshida. The film is currently showing in theaters.
It’s been four years since the second film in the series; there was...

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The candidates for 2020 Tokyo Olympics official mascots have been announced.
There are three pairs of mascot finalists, selected from 2,042 entries submitted by the general public. They include common Japanese cultural tropes such as the maneki-neko beckoning cat and kitsune fox....

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Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?
In Japan, the high point of any yuletide celebration is when someone brings out the Christmas cake. As much a part of Christmas in Ja...

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For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...

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For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...

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