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The Organized Chaos of Botaoshi, Japan’s Wildest Game
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ASAHI SHINBUN
TOKYO--On a cloudless spring afternoon, thousands of parents, teachers and alumni watched as a pack of young students charged across a field, screaming and snarling, and then crashed into a wall of students defending an 11.8-foot wooden pole.
The attackers clawed, shoved and jumpe...
TOKYO--On a cloudless spring afternoon, thousands of parents, teachers and alumni watched as a pack of young students charged across a field, screaming and snarling, and then crashed into a wall of students defending an 11.8-foot wooden pole.
The attackers clawed, shoved and jumpe...
- August 24, 2018
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Thomas The Tank Engine Fans in Japan Ride a Full-size Replica Steam Train, Enjoy Plarail Toy Tower
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JAPAN TRENDS
Thomas the Tank Engine fans in Japan young and old can now enjoy two special events this summer.
At the observatory of Tokyo Skytree, you can get a great view of the city while taking in an exhibition featuring a huge tower of Takara-Tomy’s Plarail railroad toys in a Thomas & Frien...
Thomas the Tank Engine fans in Japan young and old can now enjoy two special events this summer.
At the observatory of Tokyo Skytree, you can get a great view of the city while taking in an exhibition featuring a huge tower of Takara-Tomy’s Plarail railroad toys in a Thomas & Frien...
- August 20, 2018
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Hugely Successful Snoopy Museum Tokyo to Relocate to Machida in 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Following the immense success of the first one, Japan will get a new Snoopy Museum in autumn 2019.
Snoopy Museum Tokyo originally opened in Roppongi in 2016 for a limited period of time. The venue finally closes on September 24th, after having attracted huge crowds and publicity....
Following the immense success of the first one, Japan will get a new Snoopy Museum in autumn 2019.
Snoopy Museum Tokyo originally opened in Roppongi in 2016 for a limited period of time. The venue finally closes on September 24th, after having attracted huge crowds and publicity....
- August 18, 2018
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Hula, Hawaiian Culture to Grace Tokyo in Sept.
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A host of award-winning hula performers and leading Hawaiian musicians will take the stage at Festival Na Hiwahiwa O Hawai‘i 2018 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, in September.
The event features the latest winners of two major annual cultural events in Hawaii: the ...
A host of award-winning hula performers and leading Hawaiian musicians will take the stage at Festival Na Hiwahiwa O Hawai‘i 2018 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, in September.
The event features the latest winners of two major annual cultural events in Hawaii: the ...
- August 18, 2018
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Volcanic Alert Raised For Southwestern Japan Island
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NEWS ON JAPAN
The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded on Wednesday its volcanic alert for the island of Kuchinoerabu in the town of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, calling on local residents to prepare for evacuation.
In a volcanic warning issued at 10:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. G...
The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded on Wednesday its volcanic alert for the island of Kuchinoerabu in the town of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, calling on local residents to prepare for evacuation.
In a volcanic warning issued at 10:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. G...
- August 17, 2018
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Top Kyogen Actors Perform in Beijing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Nomura Mansaku, a living national treasure of Japan, and his son, Mansai, performed kyogen Japanese traditional comic plays in Beijing on Friday, to mark the 40th anniversary Sunday of the conclusion of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship treaty.
At the be...
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Nomura Mansaku, a living national treasure of Japan, and his son, Mansai, performed kyogen Japanese traditional comic plays in Beijing on Friday, to mark the 40th anniversary Sunday of the conclusion of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship treaty.
At the be...
- August 13, 2018
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Kyogen Actor Mansai Nomura Named as Director of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies
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JAPAN TRENDS
Ending long months of speculation, the director of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies has been named as Mansai Nomura, an actor from the traditional theater world of kyogen.
The 52-year-old Nomura is a well-known face outside kyogen, too. He features i...
Ending long months of speculation, the director of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies has been named as Mansai Nomura, an actor from the traditional theater world of kyogen.
The 52-year-old Nomura is a well-known face outside kyogen, too. He features i...
- August 11, 2018
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The Fashion of the Heisei Era: Tokyo Girls Collection Grows Into Huge Entertainment Event
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) started in 2005 with the theme of introducing Japan’s real clothes to the world. It is Japan’s largest fashion event to show “real clothes” girls and young women want to wear right now. It is held twice a year.
Real clothes refers to everyday clot...
The Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) started in 2005 with the theme of introducing Japan’s real clothes to the world. It is Japan’s largest fashion event to show “real clothes” girls and young women want to wear right now. It is held twice a year.
Real clothes refers to everyday clot...
- August 10, 2018
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Japan Airport to Gift People who Hand in Old Suitcases
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BBC
A Japanese airport is going to start giving gifts to people who turn in their unwanted suitcases, to avoid them being dumped around the building, it's reported.
According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture is going to start offering travellers b...
A Japanese airport is going to start giving gifts to people who turn in their unwanted suitcases, to avoid them being dumped around the building, it's reported.
According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture is going to start offering travellers b...
- August 8, 2018
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Freak Out The Family with The Slithering Tamiya Centipede Robot
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tamiya has produced a self-assembly robotic toy with a difference: it’s a centipede.
Test your engineering skills by putting this Tamiya Centipede Robot together and then letting it slither around. Just be sure to warn your roommates and family first!
It comprises separate body sec...
Tamiya has produced a self-assembly robotic toy with a difference: it’s a centipede.
Test your engineering skills by putting this Tamiya Centipede Robot together and then letting it slither around. Just be sure to warn your roommates and family first!
It comprises separate body sec...
- August 6, 2018
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