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Final Fantasy VII Ditches Cds And Goes Vinyl For Two-Record Music Collection

  • Category:Souvenir
SORA NEWS
 
Both original version and upcoming remake are featured in musical salute to the definitive CD-based RPG video game.
Once upon a time, the Final Fantasy video game franchise was exclusive to Nintendo consoles. But after six installments of the mainline series, publisher Square Soft rel...

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Digital Nomads To Work From Mini Booths At Major Train Stations In Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Since Japan is apparently a nation of workaholics and no one really seems to think this is a problem, railway operator JR East is attempting to meet the demand for spaces for professionals on the go. Forget the ubiquitous coffee shop as your in-transit workstation. Opt for the, wel...

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Japan PM Abe's Coalition On Track To Win Solid Majority In Election

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EURO NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition is on track to win a solid majority in a July 21 upper house election, and his dream of revising the pacifist constitution could still be alive if enough allies also win, a survey showed on Saturday.
Abe’s Liberal Democr...

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Japan Weather: Rainfall Records Smashed After Torrential Rain - And More Is On Way

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EXPRESS
 
 JAPAN has been hit by record-breaking rainfall this week with more downpours forecast on Saturday and Sunday - here is how much rain has fallen.Japan’s latest band of extreme weather has seen torrential downpours, mudslides and flooding bringing misery to hundreds of thousands of peopl...

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Beautiful, Spongy Soft Modern Japanese Sandals Give You Geta Style Without The Traditional Pain

  • Category:Souvenir
SORA NEWS
 
A clever update to Japan’s traditional footwear that you can pare with kimono or Western clothing.
Geta, traditional Japanese sandals, are undeniably stylish. With thick, elegantly contoured soles and cords with colors chosen to contrast or compliment, they really do make the part of ...

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Japan Orders Over A Million To Evacuate Amid Torrential Rains

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ALJAZEERA
 
A total of 1.1 million people in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures have been ordered to shelters, authorities say.
Authorities in Japan have issued evacuation orders for more than one million people in southern parts of the country hit by heavy rains, a year after deadly floods kille...

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Heavy Rains In Japan Force More Than A Million Residents To Evacuate

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BBC
 
More than one million people across the Japanese island of Kyushu have been ordered to evacuate, amid warnings of landslides and floods brought on by heavy rain.
Authorities urged residents in parts of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures to move to safety immediately.
One elderly woman in Ka...

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Japan Curbs Technology Exports To S Korea

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan made good on its threat to curb technology exports to South Korea on Thursday, a move expected to deal a major blow to South Korean manufacturers amid a diplomatic row over wartime labor.
The new restrictions apply to three materials -- fluorinated polyimide, resist an...

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Standards Sticking Point For Safe-Driving Support Cars

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
In response to a spate of accidents caused by elderly drivers around the country, the government is moving toward introducing a license that restricts drivers to so-called safe-driving support vehicles, which have features such as automatic brakes and functions that limit acceler...

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Japan To Begin Screening Departing Foreign Travelers With Facial Recognition Technology

  • Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
 
Thanks to the growing influx of foreign travelers, immigration procedures often keep international visitors waiting in long queues at Japan’s airports.
But short-term travelers will be able to skip long lines when they are leaving the country from this summer by using facial recogni...

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