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Earthquake: 6.1 Quake Strikes Near Amami, Japan

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LA TIMES
 
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was reported at 5:57 p.m. Pacific time on Friday 105 miles from Amami, Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was farther than 100 miles from a city.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitud...

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From Kawaii To Fairy Kei: Fashion Goes Beyond The Kimono At Hyper Japan

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Now in its tenth year, the three-day festival is a place for J-fashion enthusiasts to socialise, show off their outfits and get inspiration for future looks
 Ten years after it started in 2010, the UK’s largest celebration of traditional and modern Japanese culture, is returning to...

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Railway Companies In Japan Go High-Tech To Beat The Summer Heat

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JAKARTA POST
 
Operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area are using cutting-edge technology such as automatically turning up air conditioners near busy stations or adopting special window glass to shut out ultraviolet rays.
Railway companies are stepping up their efforts to beat the heat, in respon...

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Hayabusa-2: Japanese Spacecraft Makes Final Touchdown On Asteroid

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BBC
 
A Japanese spacecraft has touched down on a faraway asteroid, where it will collect space rock that may hold clues to how the Solar System evolved.
The successful contact with the Ryugu asteroid was met with relief and cheering in the control room at Japan's space agency, JAXA.
It is the se...

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Japan Blasted A Hole In An Asteroid. Now Its Going To Try And Land There

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FORBES
 
What if we could look back in time 4.5 billion years to the dawn of the Solar System? If all goes to plan, Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will attempt to do just that this week, and offer an unprecedented insight into not only the origin of the Solar System, but the origin of life on Eart...

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This Bunch Of Grapes Just Sold For $11,000 In Japan

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CNN
 
 (CNN) — Visitors to a hot spring in central Japan will soon be able to snack on $460 grapes, or rather, grape.
That's after the manager of a chain of hot spring hotels in Ishikawa Prefecture, on the northern coast of the main Honshu island, became the winning bidder for a bunch of Ruby Rom...

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Johnny Kitagawa: Japanese Boy Band Mogul Dies At 87

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BBC
 
Johnny Kitagawa, one of the most influential figures in Japan's entertainment industry, has died at the age of 87.
For more than 50 years the agency he founded, Johnny & Associates, turned multiple bands into household names, including SMAP, Arashi and KAT-TUN.
Many of the artists he propel...

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

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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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