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500 Days And Counting Until Tokyo Olympics

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With Tuesday marking 500 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the special event “Shibuya de 500” was held at the busy intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
Four big screens around Shibuya Station displayed vivid images of fireworks and the number “500” as part of...

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‘The Grand Tour’ Star James May Heads to Japan for Solo Amazon Series

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VARIETY
 
 “The Grand Tour’s” James May is going on the road with Amazon again, but without motoring buddies Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond at his side. “Our Man in…Japan” will see May travel the titular Asian country on a quest to understand its unique, extraordinary and complex culture.
Ma...

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Fukushima Evacuees Resist Return As 'Reconstruction Olympics' Near

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - With Japan keen to flaunt Tokyo 2020 as the "Reconstruction Olympics", people who fled the Fukushima nuclear disaster are being urged to return home but not everyone is eager to go.
Tokyo and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to use the global spotlight from the...

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More than 80 injured in Japan ferry collision

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Vessel believed to have collided with marine life, possibly a whale, off Sado island
At least 80 people have been injured after a ferry collided with what was believed to be a marine animal, possibly a whale, off the coast of Japan.
The incident happened just after noon on Saturday...

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Pritzker Prize: Japanese Architect Arata Isozaki Wins Highest Honour

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BBC
 
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has received this year's Pritzker Prize, widely considered to be the profession's highest honour.
The jury said he pioneered the "understanding that the need for architecture is both global and local".
Isozaki said growing up not far from the bombed city of...

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Japanese Schoolgirl Kimono Roomwear Line Expands With New Color Options For Old-School Comfort

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SORA NEWS
 
Don’t know how to tie a kimono sash? No problem, because the clever designof these garments means you don’t have to.
While the modern Japanese schoolgirl uniform is usually either a sailor suit or blazer with skirt, that wasn’t always the case. During the Taisho period, which started ...

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Eight Years After Triple Meltdown, Fukushima No. 1's Water Woes Slow To Recede

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JAPAN TIMES
 
This is the first in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
OKUMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. - Nearly a thousand storage tanks are scattered across the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power p...

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Japan Space Probe Lands On Asteroid, Space Agency Releases Pics, Video

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NDTV
 
Hayabusa2 lands on asteroid Ryugu: The images, released Tuesday, show sand and rocks flying up after the probe fired a bullet into the asteroid to collect samples.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released photographs and video showing its space probe Hayabusa2 touching dow...

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Kyoto Temple Creates Android Version Of Buddhist Goddess Of Mercy

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The old capital of Kyoto is associated first and foremost with classical culture, but what about androids?
The temple Kodaiji in Kyoto has installed Mindar, the world’s first android version of Guanyin (known in Japanese as Kannon).
On display from March 8th to May 6th at a hall in...

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City Of Bags Pursues Novel Product Development Plan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOYOOKA, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — The city of Toyooka in Hyogo Prefecture, the nation’s top municipality in terms of bag shipments, is coming into the limelight for its moves to develop unique items using specialties from other parts of the country as materials.
In an effort to make ...

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