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S Korean Assembly Speaker Says Apology Needed From Japanese Emperor
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JAPAN TODAY
SEOUL - South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee Sang has called on Japanese Emperor Akihito to apologize to women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before his upcoming abdication, according to Bloomberg news service.
In an interview conducted on Thursday, M...
SEOUL - South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee Sang has called on Japanese Emperor Akihito to apologize to women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before his upcoming abdication, according to Bloomberg news service.
In an interview conducted on Thursday, M...
- February 9, 2019
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Nintendo To Open Its First Flagship Store In Tokyo In Autumn 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Nintendo has announced its first ever permanent, dedicated store in Tokyo, set to open this autumn inside the new Shibuya Parco department store currently under construction.
Details are slim at present but Nintendo Tokyo will, according to an official press release, offer game con...
Nintendo has announced its first ever permanent, dedicated store in Tokyo, set to open this autumn inside the new Shibuya Parco department store currently under construction.
Details are slim at present but Nintendo Tokyo will, according to an official press release, offer game con...
- February 7, 2019
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Kana Nishino Begins Her Hiatus
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ARAMA JAPAN
Back in January, singer Kana Nishino suddenly announced that she would be taking a hiatus from all entertainment activities. Her hiatus would officially begin after the completion of her 3 day concert series “Kana Nishino Love Collection Live 2019”
The final day of the concert took ...
Back in January, singer Kana Nishino suddenly announced that she would be taking a hiatus from all entertainment activities. Her hiatus would officially begin after the completion of her 3 day concert series “Kana Nishino Love Collection Live 2019”
The final day of the concert took ...
- February 7, 2019
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Gigantic Othello Board Earns Guinness Record Recognition
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A gigantic Othello board built by high school students at Nihon Gakuen in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has been recognized as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records.
This was Nihon Gakuen’s second attempt at the record — an Othello board built by the school in 2012 failed to...
A gigantic Othello board built by high school students at Nihon Gakuen in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has been recognized as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records.
This was Nihon Gakuen’s second attempt at the record — an Othello board built by the school in 2012 failed to...
- February 6, 2019
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Arashi to Go on Hiatus in 2020
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ARAMA JAPAN
Today on the Johnny’s fanclub website, Arashi announced that they will suspend activities on December 31, 2020. The members of the group discussed their future together, and decided to pause their activities for the whole of 2020. Arashi also held a press conference to address their...
Today on the Johnny’s fanclub website, Arashi announced that they will suspend activities on December 31, 2020. The members of the group discussed their future together, and decided to pause their activities for the whole of 2020. Arashi also held a press conference to address their...
- February 2, 2019
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Japanese Comedy’s Latest Star Is Pair Of Robots Using AI To Tell Jokes
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JAPAN TRENDS
Japanese comedy just got much more robotic.
AIchan and GONta is a pair of robots, created to serve as a manzai-style stand-up comedy act. Developed by a special lab at Konan University, the two robots are supposed to trade jokes based on puns and wordplay, as manzai generally does,...
Japanese comedy just got much more robotic.
AIchan and GONta is a pair of robots, created to serve as a manzai-style stand-up comedy act. Developed by a special lab at Konan University, the two robots are supposed to trade jokes based on puns and wordplay, as manzai generally does,...
- February 2, 2019
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'A Way Of Life': Japan's Whalers Back Treaty Withdrawal
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
MINAMIBOSO, Japan: Neatly lining up sliced whale meat to make "jerky" in the wintry sea breeze, Tetsuya Masaki says whaling is just part of daily life in his tiny Japanese community of Minamiboso.
Japan sparked outrage in December when it decided to withdraw from the Internati...
MINAMIBOSO, Japan: Neatly lining up sliced whale meat to make "jerky" in the wintry sea breeze, Tetsuya Masaki says whaling is just part of daily life in his tiny Japanese community of Minamiboso.
Japan sparked outrage in December when it decided to withdraw from the Internati...
- February 1, 2019
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Plane Skids Off Runway, Closing Parts Of Narita Airport
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boe...
TOKYO - A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boe...
- February 1, 2019
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Osaka Expo Association Set To Join Forces Toward Path To Success
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA — With the Wednesday launch of a steering association for the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025, its members are set to join forces from all over the nation to successfully bring off the World Expo.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, a general incorporated asso...
OSAKA — With the Wednesday launch of a steering association for the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025, its members are set to join forces from all over the nation to successfully bring off the World Expo.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, a general incorporated asso...
- January 31, 2019
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Bluefin Tuna Catches Off Japan Sluggish As Fishers Curb Operations Due To Stricter Overfishing Rules
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JAPAN TIMES
Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish so far in the current fishing season that runs from July 2018 to March this year.
Many fishers have apparently curbed operations following the introduction this season of stricter rules designed to tackle overfishin...
Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish so far in the current fishing season that runs from July 2018 to March this year.
Many fishers have apparently curbed operations following the introduction this season of stricter rules designed to tackle overfishin...
- January 30, 2019
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