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Robotic Barista Serves Coffee to Customers at Shibuya Cafe in Central Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The success of the robot-staffed Henn na Hotel in Japan has now led to a “robot cafe” in central Tokyo. From February 1st, a robotic barista is serving customers at the Henn na Cafe in a branch of the travel agency HIS in Shibuya.
Known for its humanoid and dinosaur robots, the Hen...

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Abe, Pence Vow to Keep Pressure on N Korea

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence agreed Wednesday to work closely with each other and with South Korea to maximize pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile development programs.
"It's extremely significant that Mr Pence and I sho...

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Mori Building and TeamLab to Open “Borderless” Digital Art Museum in Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, From Summer 2018

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Mori Building will partner with teamLab to open the Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless this summer at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo Bay.
Set to become one of the major attractions in Tokyo, details regarding opening times and ticket prices are yet to be released, ...

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Newcomer Defeats Anti-U.S. Base Incumbent in Nago Mayoral Race

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAHA - An independent newcomer backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government defeated the anti-U.S. base incumbent in the Nago mayoral election Sunday, an outcome which could give impetus to the central government's controversial plan to transfer an air base to the southern Japan...

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'Oil-like' Blobs Hit Japanese Beaches After Tanker Sinks

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TOKYO - "Oil-like" blobs are washing up on the beaches of several southern Japanese islands, officials said Friday, raising fears they could be from a tanker that sank in the area nearly three weeks ago.
The Iranian tanker Sanchi -- carrying 111,000 tons of light crude oil -- went u...

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Back in The Swing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Yomiuri Giants players, including Tomoyuki Sugano, third from left, and Hayato Sakamoto, right, jog on the first day of spring training camp in Miyazaki on Thursday.
Before practicing, the Giants held a ceremony to commemorate their 60th year of training in Miyazaki.
The Giants, ...

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Gov't To Test Safety of Burying Radioactive Soil in Spring

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The government will conduct a demonstration project to test the safety of burying soil waste, generated by decontamination work following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, under other soil around this spring, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.
In the project, the so...

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Icing On The Cake

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
No. 3 maegashira Tochinoshin, left, finishes up his title-winning run at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by pushing out No. 5 maegashira Endo on the final day Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
The Georgian native, who had clinched his first career title on Saturday, finishe...

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Mori Building And teamLab To Open “borderless” Digital Art Museum in Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, From Summer 2018

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Mori Building will partner with teamLab to open the Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless this summer at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo Bay.
Set to become one of the major attractions in Tokyo, details regarding opening times and ticket prices are yet to be released, ...

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Campaigning Starts for Nago Mayoral Race; U.S. Base Issue in Focus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAHA - Official campaigning started Sunday for the Feb 4 mayoral election in the southern Japan city of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, a closely watch contest as it comes as the central government is pressing ahead with a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. base to the city.
The elec...

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