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Japan's Anime Industry In Crisis Even As Its Popularity Soars

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan's booming animation industry is in crisis -- with low pay, long hours and a huge shortage of artists -- just as its global popularity has never been higher.
Three of the 10 feature films in the running for top prize at the world's most important animation festival in Annecy i...

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Japan To Force Elderly Drivers To Have Automatic Brakes In Bid To Deal With Aging Driving Population

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TELEGRAPH
 
Elderly drivers in Japan will only be permitted to drive vehicles fitted with advanced automatic braking systems after a series of accidents involving children, according to proposals announced in Tokyo on Tuesday. 
The measure is among a series of recommendations put forward by the g...

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Japan Says G20 Summit To Debate Trade Including WTO Reform

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EURO NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) – Substantial discussions on trade, including reform of the World Trade Organization, will likely take place at a summit of Group of 20 major economies next week in Osaka, a senior Japanese finance ministry official said on Wednesday.
At a finance leaders’ gathering he...

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Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Comes Out With Handy “Walking Curry” For Those On The Go

  • Category:Gourmet
SORA NEWS
 
Combines the savory satisfaction of a curry dish with the convenience of a cup of coffee.
Curry has long been a widely loved food in Japan, but its saucy nature makes it hard to enjoy on the go. In the past, modern science has attempted to tackle this serious design flaw by developing...

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Take A Ride On A Hello Kitty Rickshaw This June In Asakusa

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
he Sanrio Gift Gate Asakusa Store opened in late April in the heart of Tokyo’s top tourist destination, immediately attracting attention for its large Kitty-chan facade.
Sanrio also offered Hello Kitty rickshaw rides on the store’s opening day. Apparently these were popular enough ...

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The Golden Era of Japan-Philippine Relations Has Arrived

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NATIONAL INTEREST
It’s the aggressive rise of China, and the fear that it’s instilling across the region, that is driving Tokyo and Manila closer together.
Japan is a friend closer than a brother. That means Japan is a friend unlike any other,” Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte once described ...

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EXILE HIRO And Ueto Aya Are Expecting Their Second Child

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TOKYO HIVE
 
 
In a joint statement to media outlets, the couple joyfully announced, "Watching our daughter grow and living each day feeling the nobility and importance of family, we are looking forward to gaining another family member next month."
They continued, "While continuing to take care o...

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Domino’s Japan Unleashes 1 Kilo Of Cheese Pizza

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
Foreign travelers are often perplexed by some of the more unusual toppings available for pizza in Japan--such as corn and mayo--but every once in a while you'll run into something completely off the wall like "kawaii pink" deep dish.
Domino's Japan may be trying to set a new standou...

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Costly Cabs: Japanese Taxis Have Second-Highest Fares Worldwide, Research Finds

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Well-dressed and sporting jackets and white gloves, Japanese taxi drivers chauffeur locals and tourists to their destinations in comfortable, air-conditioned cars with doors that open automatically.
But comfort comes at a steep price: Japan has the second-highest taxi fares in the w...

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Japanese Govt, LDP Seek To Calm Uproar Over FSA Panel Report

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and ruling parties are struggling to calm the furor over a report stating that an elderly couple will need savings of ¥20 million ($184,000) in addition to their pension benefits in order to cover their living expenses after retirement.
This figure was given in a r...

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