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No. of Japanese Centenarians Hits Record High

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan is expected to reach a record-high 69,785 on Saturday, up 2,014 from the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Friday ahead of Respect-for-the-Aged Day, which falls on the third Monday of September.
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Volunteers Arrive in Quake-hit Hokkaido Town to Help During Long Weekend

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JAPAN TODAY
 
ATSUMA, Hokkaido - More than 200 volunteers arrived Saturday in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, which was the area hit hardest by an earthquake on Sept 6. At least 400 more are expected to arrive by the end of the day, disaster relief officials said.
Because Monday is a national holiday, man...

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Pro-whaling Nations Block Plan to Create Sanctuary

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BBC
 
A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been defeated at an International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Brazil.
Japan and several other pro-whaling countries voted against the proposal, causing it to fall short of the two-thirds majority it needed to pas...

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Talking Animal Ears Tissue Dispenser Transforms Kleenex Into Interactive Companion

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Talking Animal Ears Tissue Dispenser is a collaboration between tissue brand Nepia and Takara Tomy Arts. Nepia’s most famous product is its Nepia Hana Celeb (literally, “nose celebrity”) tissues, which famously feature endearing animal faces on the boxes.
It doesn’t take a desi...

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Japanese Wellness Methods That Can Transform Your Skin

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THE INDEPENDENT
 
 
Bathing in hot springs can help chronic skin issues 
Beautiful, glowing skin isn’t always the result of serums, creams, and lotions - other lifestyle choices can also make a huge difference.
In Japanese culture, there are certain centuries old beauty tips that have nothing to ...

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Fears Grow For Japan Quake Survivors As Death Toll Rises

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BBC
 
Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.
Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the magnitude 6.7 quake triggered landslides.
Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remai...

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Half of Tokyo’s Universities to Use Credits to “Convince” Students to Volunteer in 2020 Olympics

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Whatever happened to the spirit of volunteering?
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese ministry has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources, going...

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Kou-an Glass Tea House by Tokujin Yoshioka Returns, Touring to Saga And Then Tokyo in 2019

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-an glass tea house was a huge success when it was shown in Kyoto in 2015. If you missed your chance to see it then or if you want to experience it again, it will be touring Japan from the end of this year.
Following its open-air exhibit at Seiryu-den in the T...

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Crown Prince Naruhito Meets Japanese Schoolchildren in Lyon at Start of Nine-day French Trip

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JAPAN TIMES
 
LYON, FRANCE – Crown Prince Naruhito, who is set to become the nation’s next emperor after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates next April, on Saturday met with Japanese schoolchildren and toured a world-renowned textile museum at the start of his nine-day goodwill visit to France...

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Ohtani Homers For 3rd Straight Game, Passes Jojima Mark

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani homered for the third straight game after learning he will probably need Tommy John surgery, launching a three-run shot to cap the Los Angeles Angels’ four-run third inning in a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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