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Kibo No To Seeks To ‘Reset Japan’
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Wednesday Kibo no To (Party of Hope), a new political party headed by her, will aim to “reset Japan” with bold reforms and politics not constrained by vested interests.
“I’m launching Kibo no To in order to reset Japan,” Koike tol...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Wednesday Kibo no To (Party of Hope), a new political party headed by her, will aim to “reset Japan” with bold reforms and politics not constrained by vested interests.
“I’m launching Kibo no To in order to reset Japan,” Koike tol...
- September 28, 2017
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Parties Scramble Ahead of Dissolution / LDP Preps Manifesto, Discusses Candidates
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Ruling and opposition parties have begun preparing Tuesday for a House of Representatives election the day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would dissolve the lower house.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party confirmed solidarity at its executive members’ meeting and s...
Ruling and opposition parties have begun preparing Tuesday for a House of Representatives election the day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would dissolve the lower house.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party confirmed solidarity at its executive members’ meeting and s...
- September 27, 2017
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Antiterror Drill Held in Tokyo Ahead of Rugby World Cup, Olympics
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Police conducted an antiterror drill Monday at a sports arena in central Tokyo based on a scenario of terrorists launching a chemical attack during big sports events such as the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
About 1,000 people including riot squad personn...
TOKYO - Police conducted an antiterror drill Monday at a sports arena in central Tokyo based on a scenario of terrorists launching a chemical attack during big sports events such as the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
About 1,000 people including riot squad personn...
- September 26, 2017
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Can Abe Convince Voters, Party to Accept Spending Changes?
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a press conference Monday to announce his intention to dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election, with official campaigning starting Oct. 10 and voting on Oct. 22.
Attention will be focused at the press conference on how the ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a press conference Monday to announce his intention to dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election, with official campaigning starting Oct. 10 and voting on Oct. 22.
Attention will be focused at the press conference on how the ...
- September 25, 2017
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Japanese Former Residents Make 1st Trip by Air to Russian-held Isles
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JAPAN TODAY
KUSHIRO - Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido flew to two of the disputed isles Saturday to visit their ancestors' graves, in the first such air trip negotiated during a decades-long territorial spat.
The group was able to visit the graves...
KUSHIRO - Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido flew to two of the disputed isles Saturday to visit their ancestors' graves, in the first such air trip negotiated during a decades-long territorial spat.
The group was able to visit the graves...
- September 23, 2017
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Panda Cub Wobbles a Few Steps
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 100-day-old baby giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo can now wobble a few steps by itself, according to pictures and a video released by the zoo on Wednesday.
The panda cub, born on June 12, will be able to walk steadily some six months after its birth, said...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 100-day-old baby giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo can now wobble a few steps by itself, according to pictures and a video released by the zoo on Wednesday.
The panda cub, born on June 12, will be able to walk steadily some six months after its birth, said...
- September 22, 2017
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Hello Kitty Land Tokyo Hosts its First Halloween-Cosplay Party
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sanrio Puroland, better known as Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, has launched a new event for its worldwide fan base. Running until Oct 31, Hello Kitty Land will host the “Puro Halloween Party” as its special autumn event this year.
In recent years Halloween celebrations have been o...
TOKYO - Sanrio Puroland, better known as Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, has launched a new event for its worldwide fan base. Running until Oct 31, Hello Kitty Land will host the “Puro Halloween Party” as its special autumn event this year.
In recent years Halloween celebrations have been o...
- September 21, 2017
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Tokujin Yoshioka Creates Incredible Designer Dom Pérignon Bottles
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JAPAN TRENDS
Star designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka has collaborated with MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo to produce two special limited-edition Dom
Pérignon bottles.
On sale at department stores in Japan from late September, the two gift bottles fully harness Yoshioka’s trademark preoccupation wit...
Star designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka has collaborated with MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo to produce two special limited-edition Dom
Pérignon bottles.
On sale at department stores in Japan from late September, the two gift bottles fully harness Yoshioka’s trademark preoccupation wit...
- September 20, 2017
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Abe Says He'll Decide Timing of Election On Return From U.N. Trip
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will decide on the timing of a snap general election after he returns on Friday from a trip this week to address the United Nations.
"Regarding the dissolution of the lower house, I would like to refrain from commenting on every que...
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will decide on the timing of a snap general election after he returns on Friday from a trip this week to address the United Nations.
"Regarding the dissolution of the lower house, I would like to refrain from commenting on every que...
- September 19, 2017
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Ishoku-hada Extreme Body Painting Subculture Invades Tokyo Again
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JAPAN TRENDS
When gravure idol (glamor model) Miyako Akane kickstarted a new body painting cosplay subculture back in June, certain sections of the web went nuts. While this is hardly a genuine trend — a handful of models don’t constitute a movement per se — ishoku-hada (literally, “unique skin...
When gravure idol (glamor model) Miyako Akane kickstarted a new body painting cosplay subculture back in June, certain sections of the web went nuts. While this is hardly a genuine trend — a handful of models don’t constitute a movement per se — ishoku-hada (literally, “unique skin...
- September 18, 2017
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