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Trump Puts Japan In Crosshairs After Trade Truce With China

  • Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
 
BUENOS AIRES – Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to a cease-fire with Chinese leader Xi Jinping over a trade war between their countries, Trump appears certain to shift his focus toward crafting a bilateral trade deal with Japan.
After signing a revamped trade pact Fri...

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Much ‘Recycled’ Plastic Burned, Raising CO2 Emission Concerns

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Nearly 70 percent of plastic sent to be recycled in Japan is burned in a method called “thermal recycling” or “heat recovery,” prompting specialists to call for a review of the system, which they say contributes to global warming.
The thermal recycling method, which involves burn...

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Coca-Cola Japan Unveils Special New Year’s Kimono Bottle For 2019 With Hidden Boar on The Packaging

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Limited-edition bottle celebrates the upcoming Year of the Boar.
Over the years, Coca-Cola has been producing some of its most unusual and sought-after bottles in Japan, with locals and visitors scrambling to get their hands on all the limited-edition varieties, especially the stunn...

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Curious Cats Bring Fame to Japanese Museum That Won't Let Them In

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Two cats that have spent the past two years trying to enter an art museum in western Japan – only to be politely turned away at the door – have become online celebrities with a global following willing them on in their attempts to see at least one exhibit up close.
Ken-chan, a blac...

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Yomiuri, Govt Launch Project to Preserve Treasures

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Cultural Affairs Agency, the Imperial Household Agency and The Yomiuri Shimbun announced Thursday that they will embark on a new joint project, named TSUMUGU Project, to preserve and hand down Japanese works of art. They will jointly hold special exhibitions next spring as pa...

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Bunkitsu to Open in Roppongi as Bookstore, Study Space, Cafe with Admission Fee

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The former location for Aoyama Book Center is set to re-open next month as a new kind of concept bookstore, study space, and cafe. Bunkitsu will charge visitors a relatively high admission fee of ¥1,500, for which they get access to 30,000 books and 90 magazine titles.
Aoyama Book ...

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Japan May Buy Aditional 100 F-35 Fighters

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THE ECONOMIC TIMES
 
TOKYO: Japan is considering buying up to 100 F-35 stealth fighters from the US for more than USD 8.8 billion as it seeks to counter China's growing military presence in the region, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The reported purchase comes as President Donald Trump pushes Japa...

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First look at Pokémon Detective Pikachu Movie Trailer Sparks Online Debate

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The first trailer for the upcoming Warner Brothers big-screen adaptation of Pokémon has been released and sparked an intense online response.
Starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds, the story Pokémon Detective Pikachu bears only a passing resemblance to the Pokémon anime, let alo...

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Part of Long Lost 90-year-old Disney Short film “Oswald The Lucky Rabbit” Rediscovered in Japan

  • Category:Event
SORA NEWS
 
Walt Disney’s pre-Mickey creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was recently found in an unexpected place — Osaka, Japan!
Hardcore Disney fans, the kind who may want to party 26 hours straight at Tokyo Disney Resort on New Year’s Eve, may know of the character “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.” Cre...

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50th Anniversary Event Held at Space Center

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MINAMITANE, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the 50 years since the first rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in September 1968.
The ceremony in the Kagoshima town of Minamitane, which hosts the Japan Aeros...

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