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Cooking and eating tasty food out of a Ghibli movie for charity certainly sounds like a good idea to us!
Have you ever wondered what some of those yummy-looking dishes from Ghibli movies might taste like in real life? Well, Japanese non-profit organization Filmeet is offering anime ...

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KYOTO — A Frenchman recently hired at a long-standing art restoration company in Kyoto has taken his first steps toward becoming an expert in restoring Japanese artwork.
Yoan Rosenziveig, 36, from Nice, France, has devoted himself to improving his skills since he was employed in ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 TOKYO — Japan is in the middle of a live-action anime and manga adaptation boom, producing more movies and TV series based on animation and comics than ever before. But the transition isn’t always a smooth one, and sometimes films inspired by even phenomenally popular anime end up ...

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The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
Whether you want to indulge your crafty side with kitty felt kits and origami bird pouches or wearable fried prawn sleeping bags, Japanese company Felissimo ...

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IHI Corp. aims to put into practical use, as early as 2019, a wireless system that will allow people to charge electric vehicles without using an electric cable.
Such a user-friendly system, in which drivers could charge EVs while they are parked, is expected to boost the spread ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Following its live run in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka from October to November 2016, the musical performance “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon – Amour Eternal” is set to be released on DVD on March 15.
The musical, which is based on the Dream arc of the “Sailor Moon” manga series, ...

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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks at a box to collect old mobile phones from Tokyo residents, which will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, during an event to launch the program at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on Thursday.
 

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Badminton players Mizuki Fujii, left, and Reika Kakiiwa announced Sunday they will reunite on the court, eyeing an appearance in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The two, known as the “Fujikaki” duo, had parted ways after winning the silver in women’s doubles at the 2012 London Olympics.
 

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The latest stars in an advertising campaign for mobile phone provider SoftBank is the unlikely pairing of Canadian singer Justin Bieber and comedian Piko Taro of PPAP fame.
 
So far only a preview of the upcoming TV commercial has been released (not viewable in some territories, it...

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WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday afternoon (early Saturday JST) before they held a press conference together.
Regarding the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Abe said during the press conference, “We hav...

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