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Japan To Survey 200 Mil Gadgets For Cyber Security

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan is preparing a national sweep of some 200 million network-connected gadgets for cyber-security lapses ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, an official said on Tuesday.
The government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will start th...

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Japan Police Nix Ticket For Berobed Monk

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
FUKUI — The Fukui prefectural police have decided to cancel the traffic ticket given to a Buddhist monk for driving a car in a ritual robe in the prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The police also told the monk, who resides in the prefecture, on Saturday that they would...

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Japan Cruise Past Iran Into Final

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FIFA.COM
 
Three second-half goals saw Japan ease past in-form IR Iran to reach their fifth AFC Asian Cup final, denying their opponents a first appearance in the continental decider since 1976.
FIFA.com reviews the first semi-final at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Both sides have had impressive mo...

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Virtual Youtuber Hiyatoi Reiko Promotes Osaka Slum District Of Kamagasaki, Nishinari

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
For some years now, the slum areas of Japanese cities like Sanya in Tokyo and Kamagasaki (now officially known as Airin) in Osaka have experienced a curious form of gentrification, led by the rise of cheap accommodation facilities for backpackers.
In a sign that this gentrification...

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Illuminated Wonderland

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
About 30 ice sculptures were lit up in numerous bright colors on Thursday evening during a lighting test for the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Hokkaido, from Friday.
The sculptures were built around the clock by Lake Shikotsu from late December by spraying lake water ont...

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Kisenosato, Japan's Last Remaining Sumo Champion, Retires

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BBC
 
Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses.
Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been struggling with injuries but had wanted to continue wrestling to repay fans for their support.
In 2017, he became the first Japan-born wrestle...

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Asian Cup: Japan's Historic VAR Penalty Sinks Vietnam

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NEWS ABS-CBN
 
Ritsu Doan scored the Asian Cup's first penalty awarded through the video assistant referee (VAR) as Japan beat Vietnam 1-0 to reach the Asian Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
As VAR made an eventful Asian Cup debut, Maya Yoshida had a headed goal ruled out on review before Doan was ad...

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Osaka Downplays Dispute Over Skin Color In Anime

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JAPAN TODAY
 
MELBOURNE - Tennis player Naomi Osaka downplayed a dispute Thursday over the skin color of an anime character depicting her but called for a consultation in a possible similar case in the future.
"For me, it's obvious, I'm tan...I don't think they did it on purpose to be, like, whit...

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SUMO ABC No. 93 / Tipping The Scales A Weighty Trend Among New-Age Wrestlers

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
“Knowing no limit” would be the best description of the weight of makuuchi wrestlers right now.
Their average weight measured just before the current New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was a record 166.2 kilograms, up 1.9 kilograms from before the Autumn tournament in September last ...

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Anime Director Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai Nominated For Academy Award, Achieves Historic First

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The latest film from the creator of Summer Wars and Wolf Children may or may not take home the gold statue, but it’s already done something incredible.
For a brief period, anime felt like it was going to become a permanent presence on the list of nominees for the Best Animated Featu...

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