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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...
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...
- January 28, 2019
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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...
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...
- January 26, 2019
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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...
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...
- January 26, 2019
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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...
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...
- January 25, 2019
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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...
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...
- January 25, 2019
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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 ...
“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 ...
- January 24, 2019
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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...
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...
- January 24, 2019
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Putin Looks to Play on U.S.-Japan Jitters
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WALLSTREET JOURNAL
MOSCOW—Russia’s diplomatic outreach to Japan over a 70-year territorial dispute is aimed partly at securing a more valuable prize for the Kremlin: new political inroads with one of the U.S.’s biggest regional allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Mi...
MOSCOW—Russia’s diplomatic outreach to Japan over a 70-year territorial dispute is aimed partly at securing a more valuable prize for the Kremlin: new political inroads with one of the U.S.’s biggest regional allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Mi...
- January 23, 2019
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Nestlé Japan Launches Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Volcanic, Made From Rare Cocoa Beans
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JAPAN TRENDS
Here’s a serious improvement on the “obligation chocolate” that is wrecking Valentine’s Day for many in Japan: Nestlé Japan has returned with another brilliant chocolate snack for the local market — and just in time for February 14th, too.
Available in Japan from Nestlé’s Chocolato...
Here’s a serious improvement on the “obligation chocolate” that is wrecking Valentine’s Day for many in Japan: Nestlé Japan has returned with another brilliant chocolate snack for the local market — and just in time for February 14th, too.
Available in Japan from Nestlé’s Chocolato...
- January 22, 2019
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MY HEROES / Ichiro Mizuki And The Heisei-Era Rise Of Anison
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The final year of the Heisei era (1989-present) has begun, with many commenting on how the era should be remembered. Some will recall it as an age of catastrophic earthquakes, while for others, it has been a time of economic crisis or expanding globalization, among other perspect...
The final year of the Heisei era (1989-present) has begun, with many commenting on how the era should be remembered. Some will recall it as an age of catastrophic earthquakes, while for others, it has been a time of economic crisis or expanding globalization, among other perspect...
- January 22, 2019
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