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Japanese Service Creates Wearable Super Realistic Replicas Of Your Pet’s Head

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO 21 - Ultra-realistic animal masks seem to strike the surreal sweet spot between "terrifying" and "adorable", as seen with Japan's viral gigantic wearable felt cat heads, but the minds at creative planning office Shindo Rinka and modeling workshop 91 (pronounced kyuu-ii) is tak...

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Back Number Reveal All Of The Info. About Their New Album “Magic”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
 
Earlier this month, pop-rock trio back number announced that they would be releasing their latest studio record “MAGIC” on March 27th. The group have now decided to make all of the remaining information about the album available on their website.
As was reported previously, “MAGIC...

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Welcome Spring The Japanese Way With Limited-Edition Sakura Motif Deerskin Purses And Wallets

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SORA NEWS
 
Carry a gorgeous and stylish piece of Japanese leather tradition wherever you go.
Japanese traditional craft company Inden-ya is well-known for its deerskin leather techniques dating as far back as 1582, designing sleek products that are both peerless in quality and easy on the eyes.
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World's Smallest Baby Boy Goes Home From Japan Hospital

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NDTV
 
Tokyo: A baby boy weighing just 268 grams at birth was sent home after months in a Tokyo hospital, the smallest surviving male baby in the world, Keio University hospital said.
The boy was born through Caesarean-section last August after he failed to gain weight during the pregnancy and do...

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Japan In Focus / Secrets Of Kyoto / Kyoto’s Go-Style Grid Design Adds To Its Elegance

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KYOTO — The central part of Kyoto, widely known as Rakuchu, is often likened to the grid pattern seen in Go, a traditional board game in East Asia, in which players use a square board with grid lines. This grid pattern is what is used to describe the city’s layout. For many reade...

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Japan Battles Worst Measles Outbreak In A Decade

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THE GUARDIAN
Several cases involve members of the religious group Kyusei Shinkyo that believes that medicines are ‘harmful’ 
Japan is battling its worst measles outbreak in a decade, amid World Health Organisation (WHO) warnings that global efforts to halt the spread of the disease were failing, ...

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In Japan’s Okinawa, Voters Deliver A Resounding No To New U.S. Military Base

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WASHINGTON POST
 
TOKYO — Voters in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa resoundingly rejected the construction of a new U.S. military base on their island in a referendum Sunday, causing a fresh headache for the central government and for U.S. forces in Japan.
Okinawa is home to about half the 54,...

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Microwavable Potato Chips Recalled After Three Days Due To Fire Hazards

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SORA NEWS
 
One potato chip dared to fly too close to the electromagnetic radiation and got burnt.
It was with great fanfare that potato chip giant Calbee unveiled the Renji de Poterich brand of chips. These stand alone among other fried potato slices in that the bag is microwavable, allowing you...

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Vending Machines In Tokyo Now Let You Charge Your Mobile Phone For Free

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you are caught short of power for your mobile phone while out and about, your options are often limited to buying an expensive portable battery unit or, in the case of certain, service providers, stopping in at a branch of your phone company to ask the staff to charge up your de...

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Robotic Kannon Unveiled In Kyoto

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
 
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — A robot modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva and designed to explain the teachings of Buddha in plain terms was unveiled to the media at Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto on Saturday.
In a dimly lit hall of the temple, Mindar, the robot, gave a speech on the Heart Sutr...

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