CNN
 
 (CNN)Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the throne.
But not everyone is on board with the ritual, which has been criticized for violating the constitutional sep...

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BBC
 
The Japanese government has cancelled an annual party held to admire the blossom on cherry trees, following allegations of cronyism.
The publicly funded event, honouring the great and the good for their achievements, has taken place every April since 1952.
But opposition politicians said Pr...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The second phase of next summer’s Tokyo Olympics ticket lottery began for residents of Japan on Wednesday, with over one million tickets available for nearly all the Olympic events including the opening and closing ceremonies.
Tickets for boxing, previously omitted due to issues sur...

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SORA NEWS
 
Tokyo model lets you share a beer with your sudden wife of eight years and play with your seven year-old daughter.
Japanese studio apartments may seem tiny by Western standards, but the truth is you really don’t need all that much space as a single person. You can fit places to sleep,...

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REFINERY 29
 
Ah, the tangled web of sexist workplace dress code violations women of the world must navigate daily.
This week, it’s women in Japan who are protesting edicts from companies than ban (only women, not men) from wearing glasses in the workplace.  
During a segment that ran on the Japa...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - It's been 20 years since Starbucks first arrived in Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, three years after the green mermaid first appeared in the country in Tokyo’s Ginza back in 1996. Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Starbucks in Hyogo and Kyoto, the coffeehouse chain is ...

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SORA NEWS
 
Premium GBL clothing line brings us a Catbus that’s been hand-knit in Canada.
Back in 2017, Studio Ghibli began designing adult fashion using high quality materials under their new “GBL” clothing label. Aimed at adult fans of Ghibli anime films, GBL has since collaborated with oversea...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A parade celebrating the enthronement of the Emperor took place on Sunday along a 4.6-kilometer course from the Imperial Palace to the Akasaka Imperial Palace in Minato Ward, with tens of thousands of cheering well-wishers lining the route.
The “Shukuga-Onretsu-no-gi” parade is o...

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STAR TRIBUNE
 
SHIGA, Japan — Overnight leader Ai Suzuki shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Japan Classic by three strokes for her first LPGA career victory.
Suzuki carded her fifth birdie of the day on the par-5 18th hole at the Seta Golf Course to finish with a 17-under 199, thre...

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CNA
 
TOKYO: Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday (Nov 10) ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, with heavy security in place for the event.
The motorcade scheduled for later in the afternoon is one of the final public events...

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