JAPAN TIMES
 
KUMAMOTO – The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea on Sunday agreed to cooperate so that their countries can maintain proper medical services even if they are hit by a massive natural disaster.
At a meeting in the city of Kumamoto, the ministers adopted a joint statemen...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Fans of Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga and anime series can drink toasts to their favorite characters from this month at a new themed bar.
The venue will open on November 16th in the district of Ikebukuro inside the 46 Shokudo, which regularly hosts anime-themed pop-u...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
KYOTOGRAPHIE, which presented its sixth edition in 2018, is a world-class photographic event held in Kyoto for one month during spring, annually showcasing 15 Japanese and international photography exhibitions in iconic Kyoto architecture, with tailored scenography.
For the first ti...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Full-scale anime mecha statue will move, but not in Tokyo.
There’s something big and exciting coming to Japan in the summer of 2020. No, we’re not talking about the Olympics. We’re talking about a full-sized moving anime mecha.
A few years ago, organizers announced the Gundam Global...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Los Angeles Angels’ double-duty star Shohei Ohtani, speaking to the Japanese media a day after returning home, expressed satisfaction with his history-making but injury-hit debut season in the major leagues, which earned him the American League Rookie of the Year award.
“It w...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is seeking to restore public confidence in its decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant through offering a “virtual tour” of the site.
The Inside Fukushima Daiichi online platform is available in Japanese and English.
It has ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - All Nippon Airways (ANA) is rolling out changes to its Premium Economy. Starting from April 1, 2019, traveling period, ANA will enable ANA Mileage Club members to reserve seats in Premium Economy with ANA award tickets. Furthermore, ANA will allow members to upgrade from Eco...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theatre that was hugely popular from the 1600s to the 1800s. Stylised and spectacular, it featured superstar male actors whose wild expressions were often immortalised by artists such as Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and then reproduced using...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
If Eddie Jones’s warning that they will be “physically smashed” against England on Saturday was not jarring enough for Japan’s players, their coach has revealed his squad are being paid only £13.64 a day (2,000 yen) to represent their country.
That amount does not even cover a stea...

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BBC NEWS
 
Japan's economy shrank in the third quarter as natural disasters hit spending and disrupted exports.
The economy contracted by an annualised 1.2% between July and September, preliminary figures showed.
A devastating earthquake and typhoon were among the disasters to hit Japan this year...

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