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Tokyo Tower To Become Japan's New Tallest Skyscraper

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CNN STYLE
 
Construction has begun on a soaring tower that will become Japan's tallest skyscraper. The ambitious Toranomon-Azabudai project, in central Tokyo, aims to be "a city-within-a-city," according to the scheme's developers.
Of its three towers, the tallest will reach 330 meters (1,083 fee...

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Japan Floods: Three People Dead As Heavy Rains Pound South

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BBC
 
Three people are reported to have died as heavy rains pound south-western Japan
Authorities have asked almost one million people to evacuate, warning "unprecedented" levels of rain fall could cause the flooding of rivers, trigger landslides and submerge houses.
"It is a situation where you ...

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Piko Taro Returns With New Song, Everyone Must Die, As Angel With Halo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Piko Taro (or PIKOTARO) of “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” fame has a new song and music video. While Japanese comedian/musician Daimaou Kosaka has struggled, not unexpectedly, to recreate the lofty heights of (wacky) viral success that he suddenly reached with PPAP back in 2016, he cont...

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Two Dead As Japan Orders 670,000 To Flee Heavy Rains

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
TOKYO: Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday (Aug 28) as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings, and orders for 670,000 people to seek safety.
Nearly a million more people were advised to leave their homes after the country's weather ...

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Trump’s Frets Over Farm Vote Behind Quick Deal With Japan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
BIARRITZ, France — The Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to aim for signing a new trade agreement in September. The bilateral agreement in principle was realized over a mere five months of negotiations since April, in the context of compromises between Tokyo and Washingto...

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Volcano Eruption Shakes Eastern Japan

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AA
 
 
 
Japan weather agency warns against flying debris, pyroclastic flows near crater following eruption of Mt. AsamaMt. Asama in eastern Japan erupted on Sunday, according to a local media.
The eruption occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1028GMT), with smoke reaching about 600 meters (1969 fee...

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Japan Feels The Pain Of An Ally Like Trump

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POLITICO.EU
 
Trump worries Japan with his hardball trade tactics and friendship with Kim Jong Un.
BIARRITZ, France — Japan handed Donald Trump a big trade win on Sunday, but did so through gritted teeth as the U.S. president pushes the most important strategic alliance in northeast Asia to its l...

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Japan PM Abe: S Korea Move To End Intelligence Pact Damages Trust

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AL JAZEERA
 
Tokyo summons Seoul's top envoy to protest against decision as two Asian neighbours and US allies continue to squabble.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denounced South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact between the two countries, saying such action "damages ...

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Udon For Sleeping Noodles Is The Most Japanese Bedding Cover Ever

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese udon is one of the staples of the diet but did you know that it also makes for very comfortable bedding?
Huh? Okay, not quite. But the thick wheat flour noodles were the unlikely inspiration for the Udon for Sleeping Noodles Blanket.
It resembles a grid of white udon and l...

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Japan Is Taking on China in Africa

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FOREIGN POLICY
 
With more strategic investments, Japan may hold a key to sustainable development on the continent. 
In late August, Japan will host the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. The conference is the cornerstone of Japan’s development effo...

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