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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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan’s convenience stores are a constant source of wonder, from the rotating lineup of snacks and products they stock to the inventive services and gimmicks they regularly introduce. This latest development seemingly straddles both categories: the chain Lawson has installed a deep...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri ShimbunWorkers dust under the eaves of the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday.
Called susu-harai, the yearend dusting took place once a senior temple priest began the goma fire ritual just before 5 a.m. About 40 work...

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BBC
 
Japan has chosen the symbol meaning "disaster" to define the year 2018.
Television stations broadcast the announcement live as the master of an ancient temple in Kyoto wrote the winning term on a white panel.
In the annual vote, the public nominated this kanji character after experiencing a...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
STOCKHOLM – Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at a ceremony Monday in Stockholm for his discovery of a protein on immune cells that paved the way for a new approach to cancer treatment.
The 76-year-old Kyoto native, clad in traditiona...

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THE MAINICHI
 
BUENOS AIRES (Kyood) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday that he welcomes Britain's expression of interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11-nation free trade agreement that will enter into force on Dec. 30.
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NDTV
 
Washington: One US Marine died and five were missing Thursday after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, officials said.
Japanese and US military officials earlier said two of the seven crew of the planes had been found.
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SORA NEWS
 
Walt Disney’s pre-Mickey creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was recently found in an unexpected place — Osaka, Japan!
Hardcore Disney fans, the kind who may want to party 26 hours straight at Tokyo Disney Resort on New Year’s Eve, may know of the character “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.” Cre...

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