THE JAKARTA POST
 
Japanese companies have long encouraged such parties to give workers the chance to break down barriers with their bosses in an informal setting.
It’s time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
That’s the message of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. banking unit executive...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
With the long season now over, Ice Time has collated a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters during the 2018-19 campaign.
The list places a priority on results in major competitions like the world championships, Grand Prix Final and national championships, while t...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
A university in Japan says it has stopped hiring faculty members who smoke unless they promise to quit, a once-unthinkable decision in a country that has just recently cracked down on its heavy-smoking ways.
Nagasaki University said the policy, announced last week, was part of it...

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SORA NEWS
 
Gorogoro goodness that fans have been waiting a whole year for.
Japan’s Matsuya chain of restaurants started out as just another beef bowl place, but that’s no longer the case. Every month Matsuya rolls out new items, giving us new tasty, filling, and affordable ways to satisfy our ta...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
PARIS - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Tuesday to coordinate closely in addressing global economic, trade and environmental issues before Japan hosts a Group of 20 summit in June.
Abe also said during their summit talks that the auto a...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Nestlé Japan have enjoyed immense success with its range of exclusive Japanese Kit Kat snacks. Many of these use unique regional ingredients, such as sake or matcha.
Others feature innovative special tastes that are not necessarily Japanese but are tested exclusively in the local m...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
As previously reported, Shiina Ringo will release her new album, “Sandokushi”, on May 27, her 21st anniversary. The album is composed of various tracks she’s released in the four and a half years since the release of her last album, “Hi Izuru Tokoro”, as well as six new songs.
Two o...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Candidates of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost in both of Sunday’s House of Representatives by-elections, in Osaka Constituency No. 12 and Okinawa Constituency No. 3, according to preliminary reports by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
The results could serve as a harbinger of the Ho...

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SORA NEWS
 
”Just about the best-condition 300-year-old property you’ll ever find,” boasts realtor.
If you’re looking for a place to live in Japan, often the best options are located outside the city center. Sure, it might seem exciting to live right in the middle of Tokyo’s neon jungle, but if...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A car crash in Tokyo that killed a young girl and her mother while injuring eight others appears to have been the result of an error by an elderly driver in the absence of evidence suggesting mechanical trouble, police said Saturday.
The police found no brake marks at the sc...

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