ARAMA JAPAN
 
Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most exemplary Asian singers of all time. On December 9th, 1998 Utada Hikaru released her debut Japanese single “Automatic/time will tell“.
Shortly after the landscape of the J-pop and Asian music scene would be changed forever. “Automa...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
For better or worse, the holidays bring people together.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather at the famed ‘scramble crossing’ in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Monday to count down the last moments of the year together.
However, problems can arise when so ma...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Osaka Metro has announced a large-scale plan to redevelop the Yumeshima area, which will host the World Expo in 2025.
Yumeshima (literally “dream island” and not to be confused with the similarly named Yumenoshima in Tokyo) is an artificial island, located in Konohana ward in the b...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan will resume hunting in its waters in July but will end controversial expeditions to the Southern ocean
Japan is to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling for the first time in more than 30 years, the government said on Wednesday, in a move th...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.
The government came up with a 126-point policy package aimed at facilitati...

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TOKYO HIVE
 
Yuzu will hold a dome tour called 'Yuzu Hikigatari Dome Tour 2019 Yuzu Nomi' starting in May. 
 
The two made the announcement on December 19 when they made a live appearance on AbemaTV. Kitagawa Yujin announced, "We talked it over with the staff, and we, Yuzu, have made a big decisi...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
This week marks the release of KinKi Kid‘s 40th single “Aitai, Aitai, Aenai“.
A ballad, the track was composed by veteran R&B singer Toshinobu “Toshi” Kubota. This is the groups second single of the year, their last being January’s  double a-side release “Topaz Love / DESTINY”.
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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Maison Hermès Ginza store is already one of the architectural highlights of the capital, thanks to its impressive glass walls. Now the Hermès presence in Ginza just got better with the Hermès Jingle Games event, held at Ginza Sony Park from December 7th to December 25th.
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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO -  When you make the second-highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time, you’re allowed to take as long as you want until your next project. For Makoto Shinkai, it looks like the amount of time he wanted to take was three years.
At a recent press conference in Tokyo, the direc...

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CNN
 
Tokyo (CNN)Japan is poised to put its first aircraft carriers to sea since World War II, refitting its Izumo-class warships to carry US-designed F-35B fighter jets, the government announced Tuesday.
In its 10-year Defense Program Guidelines, Tokyo said it will buy 42 of the stealthy F-35Bs,...

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