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TOKYO  - Ships and helicopters from the Japan Coast Guard on Saturday took part in a review of their fleet and drills. It was the first time in five years the drills had been conducted.
Guests from the public were invited to watch the drills in Toko Bay from the patrol vessel PLH...

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Tomica, the long-selling miniature toy cars produced by Tomy Co., have made their TV anime debut in a story about vehicles that transform into humanoid robots to rescue people from serious accidents and disasters.
Since its 1970 release, the Tomica series has included elaborate m...

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Fans are keeping their fingers crossed about this summer’s “Not Just Pikachu Pikachu Outbreak” event.
Is it finally happening?
For the last three summers, the city of Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, has played host to the biggest Pokémon celebration in the world: the Pikachu ...

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A growing number of local organizations in Tokyo are seeking to help foreigners at times of disaster by conducting drills or creating handbooks.
Local governments and tourism associations have prepared handbooks for disaster prevention written in foreign languages to help dissemi...

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NAHA - Okinawa Gov Takeshi Onaga expressed his frustration Monday over the continued large presence of U.S. military bases in the island prefecture as it marks the 45th anniversary of its reversion to Japan from U.S. military rule.
"Even after the reversion, (Okinawa) continues to s...

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TOKYO - Japan's senior ruling party official has signalled Tokyo's readiness to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), saying it was crucial to reach a decision soon, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"The key would be how quickly Japan can decide...

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Applications are open to everyone, regardless of nationality.
It was a sad day for anime fans everywhere when Studio Ghibli announced that their acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki would be retiring in 2013. Since then, however, the veteran filmmaker has been unable to tear himself aw...

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Veteran film director Yasuo Furuhata and cinematographer Daisaku Kimura, a pair who have given life to many excellent works such as
“Poppoya” (Railroad Man), have teamed up again after nine years for the film “Tsuioku” (Reminiscence), which was released last week.
Their personali...

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KITAKYUSHU — A statue of the conductor from the popular manga “Ginga Tetsudo 999” (Galaxy Express 999) recently appeared at JR Kokura Station, near where its creator, Leiji Matsumoto, used to live.
A local monorail train has also been decorated with characters from one of Matsumo...

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Daiho Yoshida, a fashion photographer who emerged in the 1960s, died at 82 on Feb. 10. An exhibition featuring his works titled “Keimyo-Syadatsu” (translated as “smart and refined”) will run through May 29 at the Hakone Museum of Photography in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Yoshid...

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