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Naoki Urasawa’s Manga on Show in Paris
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THE JAPAN NEWS
PARIS — Naoki Urasawa is known as the creator of “Nijusseiki Shonen” (20th Century Boys), among other hit manga. His works are very popular in France and, through an exhibition at the Paris city hall, are gaining a higher profile in the capital.
Opening on Feb. 13 at Hotel de Vil...
PARIS — Naoki Urasawa is known as the creator of “Nijusseiki Shonen” (20th Century Boys), among other hit manga. His works are very popular in France and, through an exhibition at the Paris city hall, are gaining a higher profile in the capital.
Opening on Feb. 13 at Hotel de Vil...
- March 1, 2018
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Task Force Echoes Foreign Minister's Calls to Back Renewables Over Coal, Nuclear
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO- An energy task force advising Japan's foreign minister has proposed boosting renewable energy and shifting away from coal-fired and nuclear power at home, arguing the country's energy policies are outdated and undermine its global competitiveness.
The advice comes in a report...
TOKYO- An energy task force advising Japan's foreign minister has proposed boosting renewable energy and shifting away from coal-fired and nuclear power at home, arguing the country's energy policies are outdated and undermine its global competitiveness.
The advice comes in a report...
- March 1, 2018
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Kawaii Kabuki: Hello Kitty and Other Sanrio Characters Recreate Momotaro Folk Tale on Stage
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Visitors to Sanrio Puroland, the theme park with attractions based on Sanrio characters, can enjoy a whole new kind of entertainment from March with a kabuki-inspired Hello Kitty musical.
Premiering on March 10th, the Kawaii Kabuki: Momotaro by the Hello Kitty Troupe is produced in...
Visitors to Sanrio Puroland, the theme park with attractions based on Sanrio characters, can enjoy a whole new kind of entertainment from March with a kabuki-inspired Hello Kitty musical.
Premiering on March 10th, the Kawaii Kabuki: Momotaro by the Hello Kitty Troupe is produced in...
- February 27, 2018
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Tokyo Can Learn from Pyeongchang's Weather, Transport Tests
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JAPAN TODAY
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Now, it is Tokyo's turn.
Sunday draws the curtains on a Pyeongchang Olympics that opened two weeks ago under the cloud of the ongoing Russian doping scandal, then saw fears of a norovirus outbreak and freezing weather conditions that forced changes to the ...
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Now, it is Tokyo's turn.
Sunday draws the curtains on a Pyeongchang Olympics that opened two weeks ago under the cloud of the ongoing Russian doping scandal, then saw fears of a norovirus outbreak and freezing weather conditions that forced changes to the ...
- February 26, 2018
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Japan Leaves Pyeongchang With 13 Medals
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Pyeongchang Olympics came to an end on Sunday, with Japan winning 13 medals, surpassing its previous record of 10 at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Speed skater Nana Takagi won gold in the women’s mass start on Saturday. It was Takagi’s second gold medal at Pyeongchang, following a v...
The Pyeongchang Olympics came to an end on Sunday, with Japan winning 13 medals, surpassing its previous record of 10 at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Speed skater Nana Takagi won gold in the women’s mass start on Saturday. It was Takagi’s second gold medal at Pyeongchang, following a v...
- February 26, 2018
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SoftBank Pepper Robot Becomes Super Deformed Cuddly Toy with Giant Head
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If you like the SoftBank robot Pepper, you will love this: a Pepper cuddly toy. And not just any cuddly toy, this is a super deformed-style Pepper, complete with an oversized head.
SoftBank has just announced the toy, available for a pricey ¥75,600 (over $700) — but you’ll need som...
If you like the SoftBank robot Pepper, you will love this: a Pepper cuddly toy. And not just any cuddly toy, this is a super deformed-style Pepper, complete with an oversized head.
SoftBank has just announced the toy, available for a pricey ¥75,600 (over $700) — but you’ll need som...
- February 24, 2018
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Japan Women Win Pursuit Gold
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Japan’s speed skaters won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Wednesday.
Sisters Miho Takagi, 23, and Nana Takagi, 25, and Ayano Sato, 21, beat the Netherlands with a time of 2 minutes 53.89 seconds, a new Olympic record.
Japan has set a new ...
Japan’s speed skaters won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Wednesday.
Sisters Miho Takagi, 23, and Nana Takagi, 25, and Ayano Sato, 21, beat the Netherlands with a time of 2 minutes 53.89 seconds, a new Olympic record.
Japan has set a new ...
- February 22, 2018
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Japan Hopes U.S. Returns to TPP But Altering Pact Will be Tough: Negotiator
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan welcomes a positive stance by the United States toward an Asia-Pacific trade pact, but indicated that altering the agreement at this point would be very difficult.
Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Kazuyoshi Umemoto, told Reuters that an...
TOKYO - Japan welcomes a positive stance by the United States toward an Asia-Pacific trade pact, but indicated that altering the agreement at this point would be very difficult.
Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Kazuyoshi Umemoto, told Reuters that an...
- February 21, 2018
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Tokyo to Construct World’s Tallest Wooden Structure by 2041
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You’ve heard the one about the Tower of Babel. But what the 350-meter wooden tower?
The somewhat cryptically named W350 is set to be the tallest wooden structure in the world, standing 350 meters (1m148 feet) when it is completed in Marunouchi, central Tokyo, by 2041.
Paying homa...
You’ve heard the one about the Tower of Babel. But what the 350-meter wooden tower?
The somewhat cryptically named W350 is set to be the tallest wooden structure in the world, standing 350 meters (1m148 feet) when it is completed in Marunouchi, central Tokyo, by 2041.
Paying homa...
- February 20, 2018
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Japan Team Misses Medal
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PYEONGCHANG — The Japanese ski jumping team finished sixth in the men’s team large hill ski jumping on Monday, failing to earn a second consecutive medal in the event after a bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The team was comprised 30-year-old Taku Takeuchi; Daiki Ito, 32; Noriaki ...
PYEONGCHANG — The Japanese ski jumping team finished sixth in the men’s team large hill ski jumping on Monday, failing to earn a second consecutive medal in the event after a bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The team was comprised 30-year-old Taku Takeuchi; Daiki Ito, 32; Noriaki ...
- February 20, 2018
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