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Japanese Buzzwords of The Year Nominees Reflect Myriad Influences and Issues
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JAPAN TIMES
Thirty candidates for buzzword of the year, announced Wednesday, highlight the numerous scandals that rocked Japan’s amateur sports, the brutal summer of natural disasters as well as the country’s response to the worldwide #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
The words nominat...
Thirty candidates for buzzword of the year, announced Wednesday, highlight the numerous scandals that rocked Japan’s amateur sports, the brutal summer of natural disasters as well as the country’s response to the worldwide #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
The words nominat...
- November 8, 2018
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Shibuya to Consider Relocation to Yoyogi, Charging Entrance to Street Party After Halloween Mayhem
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JAPAN TRENDS
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo’s Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in Shibuya’s Center Gai shopping street where a truck was overturned by revelers, and then the n...
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo’s Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in Shibuya’s Center Gai shopping street where a truck was overturned by revelers, and then the n...
- November 6, 2018
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Japan, U.S. Plan Military Response to Chinese Threat to Senkakus
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan and the United States plan to draw up an operations plan for a combined response by their armed forces to Chinese threats to the Senkaku Islands, government sources said.
The Japanese and U.S governments are already discussing how to respond in the event of an emergenc...
TOKYO - Japan and the United States plan to draw up an operations plan for a combined response by their armed forces to Chinese threats to the Senkaku Islands, government sources said.
The Japanese and U.S governments are already discussing how to respond in the event of an emergenc...
- November 5, 2018
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Shibuya Swamped by Halloween Revelers; Fire Breaks Out in Nearby Building
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Shibuya district was flooded by costume-clad Halloween revelers on Wednesday, forcing police to dispatch several hundred officers in preparation for a possible repeat of the past weekend's antisocial behavior.
The famous scramble crossing and shopping district...
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Shibuya district was flooded by costume-clad Halloween revelers on Wednesday, forcing police to dispatch several hundred officers in preparation for a possible repeat of the past weekend's antisocial behavior.
The famous scramble crossing and shopping district...
- November 1, 2018
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Eyes on Tokyo 2020 / Seryu rides Wave Toward Rio Redemption
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Just about 1½ years after she started para-canoeing, Monika Seryu reached the grand setting athletes dream of, making her Paralympic debut in 2016 at 18. However, her experience at the Rio de Janeiro Games ended in humiliation.
Seryu advanced to the women’s final of the 200-meter...
Just about 1½ years after she started para-canoeing, Monika Seryu reached the grand setting athletes dream of, making her Paralympic debut in 2016 at 18. However, her experience at the Rio de Janeiro Games ended in humiliation.
Seryu advanced to the women’s final of the 200-meter...
- October 31, 2018
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Attack on Hollywood! Western Live-action Attack on Titan Movie Announced
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ROCKET NEWS
Creator of anime/manga franchise says the already-decided on director is the perfect choice.
There’s a long list of would-be Western live-action anime adaptations that got stalled before ever beginning filming, and even when they do make it to the finish line of a theatrical release...
Creator of anime/manga franchise says the already-decided on director is the perfect choice.
There’s a long list of would-be Western live-action anime adaptations that got stalled before ever beginning filming, and even when they do make it to the finish line of a theatrical release...
- October 31, 2018
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Halloween Street Party in Shibuya, Tokyo, Turns Into Near-riot with Vandalism and Arrests
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JAPAN TRENDS
The tolerance for Halloween in Tokyo may be on a knife edge after some revellers in Shibuya caused vandalism and overturned a vehicle, resulting in arrests over the weekend.
Halloween has developed in Japan from a barely known foreign custom celebrated publicly by a handful of rowd...
The tolerance for Halloween in Tokyo may be on a knife edge after some revellers in Shibuya caused vandalism and overturned a vehicle, resulting in arrests over the weekend.
Halloween has developed in Japan from a barely known foreign custom celebrated publicly by a handful of rowd...
- October 29, 2018
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Jointly Developed U.S.-Japan Interceptor Knocks Down Medium-range Missile in Test
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JAPAN TIMES
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system Friday, in a milestone that experts say shows a growing U.S. capability to knock down an incoming, medium-range missile from countries like North Korea and Iran.
The Aegis system used in the late...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system Friday, in a milestone that experts say shows a growing U.S. capability to knock down an incoming, medium-range missile from countries like North Korea and Iran.
The Aegis system used in the late...
- October 27, 2018
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AI Robot To Get Trial Run Patrolling Tokyo Train Station
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A robot endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious persons and objects will operate on a trial basis at a Tokyo train station next month.
Dubbed the Perseusbot — a combination of “Perseus,” the legendary hero of Greek mythology who defeated monsters, and “robo...
A robot endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious persons and objects will operate on a trial basis at a Tokyo train station next month.
Dubbed the Perseusbot — a combination of “Perseus,” the legendary hero of Greek mythology who defeated monsters, and “robo...
- October 26, 2018
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Japan’s Abe Stakes Out New Identity In Region: Stronger Leadership and Wider Military Reach
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WASHINGTON POST
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood before African leaders in Nairobi two years ago and outlined his vision for a vast stretch of the globe — from the Pacific to the Indian oceans — united by trade and a common political worldview.
It was also a statement on the bro...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood before African leaders in Nairobi two years ago and outlined his vision for a vast stretch of the globe — from the Pacific to the Indian oceans — united by trade and a common political worldview.
It was also a statement on the bro...
- October 22, 2018
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