SORA NEWS
 
Seems a lot of people want to cut the BS and get right to the bull slices.
Yakiniku restaurants, establishments where customers grill their own meat on tattoo inspiring little BBQs, are extremely popular in Japan. Here, customers can quickly cook up whatever cuts of meat they like fro...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s blockbuster anime Weathering with You will definitely want to seek out the Weathering with You Cafe.
 
In keeping with the anime’s themes, the cafe menu features many meteorologically-inspired food and drinks such as the Secret of the World Acai Bowl, the S...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan’s media devoted copious column inches to Japan’s stunning victory over Ireland on Saturday, in a reflection of the outpouring of joy that greeted the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history.
Sports newspapers splashed front-page headlines heralding Japan’s achievement, with ...

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THE MAINICHI
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A typhoon traveling off the Philippines may approach western Japan from Wednesday to Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday.
Typhoon Mitag, the season's 18th typhoon, is expected to gather strength Monday and move close to Okinawa Prefecture, the age...

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DW.COM
 
A century ago, Japan promoted the Western custom of using a first name followed by a family name. Now some conservative Japanese politicians want a return to using a family name first, and young Japanese are asking why.
More than 100 years after Japanese people adopted the Western style ...

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CBS NEWS
 
Tokyo — It wasn't the most auspicious coming-out for an environment minister. Sweeping into New York for the U.N. Climate Summit, 38-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi approached his first foreign assignment with the same savoir faire he deploys to great effect at home. 
The son of a popular fo...

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ASAHI
 
UNITED NATIONS--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed concerns about the Middle East situation and urged Iran to take actions "grounded in the wisdom derived from its rich history."
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Abe called the Sept. 15 attacks on Saudi oil f...

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NAVY TIMES
 
TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Tuesday that it is not inviting South Korea to a multinational naval review it is hosting next month because their ties are badly strained over history, trade and defense.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan's navy, said Tuesday it will not invite the ...

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SPACE.COM
 
A Japanese cargo ship successfully launched to the International Space Station Tuesday (Sept. 24), lifting off two weeks late due a launch pad fire during its first liftoff attempt.
The unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) soared into space at 12:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday (1605 GMT or...

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RT.IE
 
To exaggerate a notion doing the rounds at the moment one might suggest that Japan just post the five points to Ireland ahead of the Pool A game on Saturday morning.
Head coach Jamie Joseph should, according to all conventional wisdom and good common sense, target the Scots.
On the one ha...

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