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Hanyu Wins 4th Straight GP Final Title
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THE JAPAN NEWS
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Russian teen Evgenia Medvedeva and Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu did not even need their best skating to successfully defend their Grand Prix Final titles on Saturday.
The 17-year-old Medvedeva stumbled on her first jump and, being a strict perfectionist, this was...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Russian teen Evgenia Medvedeva and Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu did not even need their best skating to successfully defend their Grand Prix Final titles on Saturday.
The 17-year-old Medvedeva stumbled on her first jump and, being a strict perfectionist, this was...
- December 12, 2016
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Domino’s Pizza Cancels Reindeer Delivery Plan, Offers Reindeer-cosplay Bikes Instead
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JAPAN TRENDS
Last month the world suddenly got interested in Domino’s Pizza in Japan, specifically what it was doing in Hokkaido: apparently trying to train a reindeer to deliver pizzas.
So far, so wacky.
https://youtu.be/bR2z4dOuWX4
Due to obvious difficulties of getting an animal to carry...
Last month the world suddenly got interested in Domino’s Pizza in Japan, specifically what it was doing in Hokkaido: apparently trying to train a reindeer to deliver pizzas.
So far, so wacky.
https://youtu.be/bR2z4dOuWX4
Due to obvious difficulties of getting an animal to carry...
- December 12, 2016
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Natsume Returns in Robot Form
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is back in Tokyo — as an android.
Nishogakusha University in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and Osaka University Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro unveiled the final product of their joint project at a press conference on Thursday, a day before the 100th anniversar...
Novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is back in Tokyo — as an android.
Nishogakusha University in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and Osaka University Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro unveiled the final product of their joint project at a press conference on Thursday, a day before the 100th anniversar...
- December 10, 2016
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Attack on Titan Live Stage Adaptation Coming Summer 2017
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JAPAN TRENDS
It may well star huge creatures that won’t fit inside any known theater, but Attack on Titan is nonetheless coming to the stage.
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan will be adapted as Live Impact “Attack on Titan” and performed in summer 2017.
Details about the casting, venue and date...
It may well star huge creatures that won’t fit inside any known theater, but Attack on Titan is nonetheless coming to the stage.
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan will be adapted as Live Impact “Attack on Titan” and performed in summer 2017.
Details about the casting, venue and date...
- December 10, 2016
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Ramen-flavor Cooking Sauce Now On Sale From One of Japan’s Favorite Noodle Chains
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ROCKET NEWS
Tonkotsu ramen flavoring isn’t just for noodles anymore.
Not only does ramen chain Ippudo serve some of the tastiest noodles around, it works incredibly hard to make sure as many people as possible can partake of its culinary stylings. Previous projects have included in-flight ramen...
Tonkotsu ramen flavoring isn’t just for noodles anymore.
Not only does ramen chain Ippudo serve some of the tastiest noodles around, it works incredibly hard to make sure as many people as possible can partake of its culinary stylings. Previous projects have included in-flight ramen...
- December 8, 2016
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Japanese Film ‘Your Name.’ Wins LA Film Critics Award For Year’s Best Animation
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THE JAPAN TIMES
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Film Critics Association said Sunday it gave its award for the year’s best animation to “your name.” by Japanese director Makoto Shinkai.
The award for the film, which is taking Japan and other countries by storm, comes just two years after “The Tal...
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Film Critics Association said Sunday it gave its award for the year’s best animation to “your name.” by Japanese director Makoto Shinkai.
The award for the film, which is taking Japan and other countries by storm, comes just two years after “The Tal...
- December 7, 2016
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Japan’s 2016 Word Of The Year: Kamitteru
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The word of the year is “kamitteru”.
Every year, the publisher Jiyu Kokumin Sha organizes a prize for the buzzword or phrase that seemed to capture the zeitgeist or spread like wildfire around Japan.
The shortlist of 30 nominees was announced last month and now we have the 10 final...
The word of the year is “kamitteru”.
Every year, the publisher Jiyu Kokumin Sha organizes a prize for the buzzword or phrase that seemed to capture the zeitgeist or spread like wildfire around Japan.
The shortlist of 30 nominees was announced last month and now we have the 10 final...
- December 7, 2016
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Enormous Elderly Ensemble is Ninagawa’s Legacy
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A cast of about 1,600 mainly elderly performers will appear in a play at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on Dec. 7.
Titled “Ichimannin no Gold Theater 2016 ‘Kiniro Kokyokyoku — Watashi no Yume, Kimi no Yume’ based on Romeo and Juliet” (The Gold Symphony — my dream, your dream ...
A cast of about 1,600 mainly elderly performers will appear in a play at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on Dec. 7.
Titled “Ichimannin no Gold Theater 2016 ‘Kiniro Kokyokyoku — Watashi no Yume, Kimi no Yume’ based on Romeo and Juliet” (The Gold Symphony — my dream, your dream ...
- December 5, 2016
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Catch the New Year
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Colorful Edo-kakudako rectangular kites are arranged at a studio in Chosei, Chiba Prefecture, during the busiest period for producing the traditional lucky charm for the New Year season.
This style of Edo (the former name of Tokyo) kite features a detail at its top called unari, ...
Colorful Edo-kakudako rectangular kites are arranged at a studio in Chosei, Chiba Prefecture, during the busiest period for producing the traditional lucky charm for the New Year season.
This style of Edo (the former name of Tokyo) kite features a detail at its top called unari, ...
- December 2, 2016
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Domino’s Pizza Japan Trains Reindeer to Deliver Takeaways in Snowy Hokkaido
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Recently Tokyoites were shocked by the first November snow in over 50 years, but spare a thought for those shivering folk who live on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Need that slice of pizza in a hurry? Well, you shouldn’t rely on Domino’s Pizza if you live in freezing Hokkaido, i...
Recently Tokyoites were shocked by the first November snow in over 50 years, but spare a thought for those shivering folk who live on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Need that slice of pizza in a hurry? Well, you shouldn’t rely on Domino’s Pizza if you live in freezing Hokkaido, i...
- November 30, 2016
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