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Japan's Ports Bustling with Foreign Cruise Passengers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese ports have been bustling with an increasing number of foreign cruise passengers amid robust demand for ship tours that has led to the development of new services combining a voyage with rail or air travel.
In 2016, 1.99 million foreigners arrived in Japan on cruise ships, u...

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One in Eight People Reaching Legal Age of Adulthood in Tokyo is Foreign

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Of the 83,000 people in the 23 wards of Tokyo who reached the legal age of adulthood in Japan this year, around 10,000 — or one in eight — is classified as foreign, reports NHK.
This is largely due to the increase in young immigrants in Japan studying or enrolled on the Technical I...

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Abe Honors 'Japanese Schindler' in Lithuania

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JAPAN TODAY
 
KAUNAS, Lithuania
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday honored a Japanese diplomat credited with saving an estimated 6,000 Jews from almost certain death in 1940 at a visit to the former Japanese consulate in Lithuania.
Chiune Sugihara was serving as Japanese consul in Kauna...

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Stricken Iranian Oil Tanker Drifts Into Japan's Economic Zone

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A stricken Iranian oil tanker has drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.
The ship, which has been ablaze for almost a week since it c...

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Images From JAXA’s Daichi Satellites to be Free

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government plans to allow the private sector to use satellite images and observation data held by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for free, according to sources.
The move is intended to encourage companies and other entities to take advantage of such data to dev...

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Crowds Welcome 2018 in Scramble Crossing at Shibuya Countdown Event

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
On New Year’s Eve, the center of Shibuya was closed to traffic and people flocked to the area to welcome 2018.
Though it is more traditional to celebrate the arrival of the New Year by eating soba noodles with your family and watching Kohaku on television, followed by a visit to a ...

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Blackface in Japan (again): New Year’s Eve TV Show Gaki no Tsukai Features Comedian in Blackface

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
New Year in Japan has many traditions, from the food to household decorations. Television is part of the ritual of Oshogatsu, perhaps most famously the NHK music show Kohaku.
Another perennial favorite is the New Year’s Eve special of long-running comedy show Downtown no Gaki no Ts...

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Ginza Cozy Corner Unveils Cute Range of Osechi New Year Cakes Featuring Lucky Japanese Symbols

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ROCKET NEWS
 
There are more than a dozen cakes in the new collection, all served with sweet toppings that reflect centuries of meaning and symbolism.
In Japan, the New Year’s period is filled with important traditions that have been passed down over the years.
There’s the custom of putting up sp...

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Japanese Mark New Year with Shrine Visits and Sunrise Viewing

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Millions on Japanese ushered in the new year early Monday by visiting shrines, as well as going to vantage spots to watch the first sunrise (hatsuhinode) of 2018.
The big shrines were packed as usual just after midnight and again during the day. Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, in par...

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2020 Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony Planning Team Announced

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The initial team of people who will supervise and direct planning for the opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has been announced.
The officially confirmed eight figures come from Japanese music, dance, traditional theater, film, and advertising.
They in...

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