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Johnny's WEST To Hold Arena Tour & Dome Concerts In 2020

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TOKYO HIVE
 
Johnny's WEST have announced that they will hold an arena tour and dome concerts in 2020. 
 
The arena tour is scheduled to kick off on March 29 at Marine Messe Fukuoka and wrap up on May 24 at Ecopa Arena for a total of 23 shows in seven locations. As for the dome concerts, they wil...

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Morning Musume Is Back With A New Generation, New Number In Their Name, And Two New Mvs.

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
It’s a new year soon, so that means Morning Musume has a new name! In January Morning Musume ’20 will be releasing their 68th single. A triple a-side titled “Kokoro & Karada / Lovepedia / Ningen Kankeio No Way Way“
This will be the first single to feature 15th generation members Rio...

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Train Stations, Airports Crowded As New Year Holiday Exodus Begins

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - People spending the New Year's holidays in their hometowns or elsewhere crowded train stations, airports and roads in Tokyo and other parts of Japan on Saturday.
On the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, the occupancy rate of unreserved seats hit 180 percent when the day's first train...

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Japan Carries Out First Execution Of Foreigner In 10 Years

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NBC NEWS
 
Chinese national Wei Wei, 40, who was convicted of robbing and killing a clothing store owner and his wife and two children at their home, was hanged in Fukuoka.
TOKYO — Japan executed its first foreigner in 10 years Thursday, a Chinese man convicted in the 2003 robbery and murder of a...

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She Won A Civil Case Against Her Alleged Rapist. But Japan's Rape Laws Need An Overhaul, Campaigners Say

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CNN
 
 (CNN)A Japanese court ruling in favor of a freelance journalist who publicly accused a high-profile broadcaster of raping her has been hailed as a victory by human rights campaigners -- but they say the country still has a long way to go on fighting sexual assault.
Shiori Ito became a symb...

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Japan: Olympic Sized Challenges

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INVESTOR CHRONICLE
 
Japan’s ‘Brave Blossoms’ delighted rugby union aficionados this summer with their pacey, attractive style of play. The plucky underdogs were knocked out in the quarter-finals of their own World Cup, but the host nation nevertheless won hearts and minds around the world with i...

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Iran Confirms President Hassan Rouhani To Visit US Ally Japan

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AL JAZEERA
 
Announcement comes after Japan PM Shinzo Abe said Tokyo keen to play bigger role in resolving Tehran-Washington impasse.
President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan later this week, according to Iran's state media, marking the first trip to the country by an Iranian head of state in ne...

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Japan’s Bonenkai Parties Are The Worst Thing About The End Of The Year. Here’s How To Fix Them

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SORA NEWS
 
The most hated forced social activity of the year in Japan could be changed to make everyone happier, Twitter user says.
In Japan, end-of-the-year parties are called bonenkai, which translates to “forget-the-year parties.” The idea is that both good and bad things have happened over t...

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Triumph For Japan On The First Day Of The World Judo Masters

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EURO NEWS
 
Ryuju Nagayama of Japan put on a show on the first day of the World Judo Masters.
One of the most hotly anticipated events on the Judo calendar, it’s a title coveted by all athletes and Nagayama won it in style!
He scored Ippon in every one of his contests as he blasted his way past a...

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Candlelight Vigil For Japan Doctor Nakamura Held In Afghan Capital

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KYODO NEWS
 
A candlelight vigil for Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, an aid worker who was killed in a shooting this week in eastern Afghanistan with five others, was held Thursday in the country's capital of Kabul.
Afghans lit candles in a square near the Japanese Embassy and remembered Nakam...

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