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Japan Braces For Likely Landfall From Strong Typhoon
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in a series of harsh weather events to strike Japan this summer, meteorologists said.
Jebi - which means "swallow" in Korean - strengthened to super-typhoon statu...
Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in a series of harsh weather events to strike Japan this summer, meteorologists said.
Jebi - which means "swallow" in Korean - strengthened to super-typhoon statu...
- September 3, 2018
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Japan's Military Seeks Record Spending to Reinforce North Korea Missile Defenses
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REUTERS
Japan’s military wants record spending next year to help pay for major upgrades to defenses designed to shoot down North Korean ballistic missiles that Tokyo sees as a continued threat despite Pyongyang’s promise to abandon nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Defence budget proposal releas...
Japan’s military wants record spending next year to help pay for major upgrades to defenses designed to shoot down North Korean ballistic missiles that Tokyo sees as a continued threat despite Pyongyang’s promise to abandon nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Defence budget proposal releas...
- September 1, 2018
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Abe Vows Further Efforts to Reach 40 Million Tourism Goal by 2020
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JAPAN TIMES
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the government will boost efforts to achieve its target of 40 million visitors to Japan by 2020 as it seeks economic growth through tourism.
The number this year is already estimated to have surpassed 20 million on Aug. 15 and is expected to ecl...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the government will boost efforts to achieve its target of 40 million visitors to Japan by 2020 as it seeks economic growth through tourism.
The number this year is already estimated to have surpassed 20 million on Aug. 15 and is expected to ecl...
- September 1, 2018
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Italian Pizza Vending Machine Debuts in Hiroshima
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THE JAPAN NEWS
HIROSHIMA — Just put your money in the vending machine and in three minutes, you’ll get a piping hot pizza.
A rare pizza vending machine from Italy, called Pizza Self, has appeared in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima. It represents eight years of effort by a former truck driver to import th...
HIROSHIMA — Just put your money in the vending machine and in three minutes, you’ll get a piping hot pizza.
A rare pizza vending machine from Italy, called Pizza Self, has appeared in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima. It represents eight years of effort by a former truck driver to import th...
- August 31, 2018
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Startup Offers Satellites to Send Declarations of Love Into Orbit
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ASAHI
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Japanese startup is hoping to convince romantic types to make a gesture for their loved ones so grand that it is literally out of this world--sending proof of their devotion up into space.
Warpspace Inc., an enterprise from the University of Tsukuba, will st...
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Japanese startup is hoping to convince romantic types to make a gesture for their loved ones so grand that it is literally out of this world--sending proof of their devotion up into space.
Warpspace Inc., an enterprise from the University of Tsukuba, will st...
- August 31, 2018
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Beams And Ziploc Team Up For Series of Upcycled Wearable Plastic Fashion Items
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JAPAN TRENDS
Leading Japanese fashion brand has launched one of the most unusual collaboration ranges of the year with the Ziploc x Beams Couture lineup.
Yes, that Ziploc. The Ziploc of the plastic storage pouches you use to carry sandwiches and the like. The Ziploc of everyday kitchen function...
Leading Japanese fashion brand has launched one of the most unusual collaboration ranges of the year with the Ziploc x Beams Couture lineup.
Yes, that Ziploc. The Ziploc of the plastic storage pouches you use to carry sandwiches and the like. The Ziploc of everyday kitchen function...
- August 31, 2018
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Tokyo Disney Will Give New Year’s Eve Visitors The Chance to Party For 26 Straight Hours!
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ROCKET NEWS
See in the New Year with some Disney magic, and maybe some sleep deprivation.
Where, and how, will you spend New Year’s Eve? For those living in Japan, the evening can be a world apart from the Hogmanay festivities back home, with very few fireworks going off at the stroke of midnig...
See in the New Year with some Disney magic, and maybe some sleep deprivation.
Where, and how, will you spend New Year’s Eve? For those living in Japan, the evening can be a world apart from the Hogmanay festivities back home, with very few fireworks going off at the stroke of midnig...
- August 29, 2018
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Production of Nissan’s 1st EV for China Starts
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that the passenger car division of its joint venture in China has begun to produce the first electric vehicle model to be launched in the Chinese market under the major Japanese automaker’s brand.
The Sylphy Zero Emission started ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that the passenger car division of its joint venture in China has begun to produce the first electric vehicle model to be launched in the Chinese market under the major Japanese automaker’s brand.
The Sylphy Zero Emission started ...
- August 29, 2018
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End of An Era: Emperor's Abdication to Reset Japan Calendar
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The abdication of Emperor Akihito next year will be quite literally the end of an era, the Heisei era of his rule, and behind closed doors, talks on the next era have begun.
Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2018...
TOKYO - The abdication of Emperor Akihito next year will be quite literally the end of an era, the Heisei era of his rule, and behind closed doors, talks on the next era have begun.
Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2018...
- August 29, 2018
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Masked ‘Boze’ Purify Crowds at Southern Island Bon Festival
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ASAHI
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Amid the screams of frightened children, masked divine beings with fiery red eyes and long pointed noses stormed at crowds during an annual festival on Akusekijima island on Aug. 26.
The three “Boze” deities cover their bodies with palm leaves and wear large...
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Amid the screams of frightened children, masked divine beings with fiery red eyes and long pointed noses stormed at crowds during an annual festival on Akusekijima island on Aug. 26.
The three “Boze” deities cover their bodies with palm leaves and wear large...
- August 28, 2018
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