JAPAN TRENDS
 
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government plans to accelerate the development of automatic voice translation technology that instantly translates spoken words into other languages ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Demand for translation has been growing due to a rapid increase in the number...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The sweet stack isn’t the only brightly coloured item on the menu!
Hawaiian casual restaurant chain Eggs ‘n Things is well known throughout Japan for its huge array of light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, with its Harajuku branch in particular often seeing long lines of customers s...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Roppongi continues to throw off its sleazy reputation and become a major art and design destination in Tokyo.
A new art building opens on October 21st, bringing together three major gallery spaces. Located in Roppongi 6-chome, complex665 will feature ShugoArts, Taka Ishii Gallery a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — A new video reveals spectacular footage of the world of “My Neighbor Totoro” rebuilt in Minecraft.
The 4-minute-plus “cinematic trailer” takes us through the world of “My Neighbor Totoro” showing stunning transformations from animation scenes from the real movie to Minecraft...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The first Muslim fashion show will held in Japan in November as part of Hala Expo Japan 2016.
Organized in partnership with the Malaysia-based Moslema In Style, Tokyo Modest Fashion Show will take place at Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center on November 22nd and November 23r...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Meguro Gajoen is once again open to the public with a special series of traditionally inspired, light-themed installations.
The hotel complex, built originally in the 1930s as a wedding ceremony hall, is now hosting a summery exhibition, Wa no Akari (Japanese Light), inspired by Ja...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Pokémon Go phenomenon has reached such stratospherical levels that it is even starting to influence people’s romantic lives.
A Japanese company has announced it will hold Pokémon Go matchmaking events in Tokyo and Kanagawa to bring together would-be partners in their mutual que...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With the aim of promoting Japan’s traditional crafts, a veteran plasterer, a charismatic buyer and the president of a commercial complex featuring regional attractions from across the nation held discussions in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The discussions were held as part of an exchange ev...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
There’s no more appropriate way to get from your hotel to Comiket than this.
In general, choosing which taxi to ride in is a pretty simple process in which we ask ourselves “Is there a taxi in front of me?” and “Does it look like someone recently lost control of his bodily functions...

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