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Scorching Heat Continues for Much of Japan
- Category:Experience
JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan continued to experience extreme heat on Sunday as temperatures soared into the high 30s on the last weekend of August.
The highest temperature recorded Sunday was 39 degrees in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, followed by 38 degrees in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture. Gifu and...
TOKYO - Japan continued to experience extreme heat on Sunday as temperatures soared into the high 30s on the last weekend of August.
The highest temperature recorded Sunday was 39 degrees in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, followed by 38 degrees in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture. Gifu and...
- August 27, 2018
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Jakarta Asian Games / Noguchi Locks Up Sport Climbing Gold
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THE JAPAN NEWS
PALEMBANG, Indonesia — Japan added more medals on Sunday to its tally at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, a southern city on Sumatra island.
Japan’s haul was 109 as of midnight Saturday, and climber Akiyo Noguchi won the gold in women’s combined sport climbing in Palemba...
PALEMBANG, Indonesia — Japan added more medals on Sunday to its tally at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, a southern city on Sumatra island.
Japan’s haul was 109 as of midnight Saturday, and climber Akiyo Noguchi won the gold in women’s combined sport climbing in Palemba...
- August 27, 2018
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Adorable Pikachu Butt USB AC Adapter is Now The Cutest Way to Charge Your Devices
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ROCKET NEWS
Who better to keep your phone fully charged than the electric Pokémon Pikachu?
Pikachu may not be everyone’s favorite Pokémon, but even the most stoic of fans can’t deny the cute little yellow creature’s appeal. That’s why thousands of fans of all ages flock to Yokohama’s Minato Mir...
Who better to keep your phone fully charged than the electric Pokémon Pikachu?
Pikachu may not be everyone’s favorite Pokémon, but even the most stoic of fans can’t deny the cute little yellow creature’s appeal. That’s why thousands of fans of all ages flock to Yokohama’s Minato Mir...
- August 25, 2018
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Hugely Successful Snoopy Museum Tokyo to Relocate to Machida in 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Following the immense success of the first one, Japan will get a new Snoopy Museum in autumn 2019.
Snoopy Museum Tokyo originally opened in Roppongi in 2016 for a limited period of time. The venue finally closes on September 24th, after having attracted huge crowds and publicity....
Following the immense success of the first one, Japan will get a new Snoopy Museum in autumn 2019.
Snoopy Museum Tokyo originally opened in Roppongi in 2016 for a limited period of time. The venue finally closes on September 24th, after having attracted huge crowds and publicity....
- August 25, 2018
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Emperor Hirohito Aide Criticized Gov't for "Incongruous" Ascension Rite
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KYODO NEWS
A close aide to Emperor Hirohito criticized the government for staging an "entirely incongruous" and costly ceremony in 1990 to mark the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, according to comments in his diary obtained by Kyodo News.
The late chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi also wrote about...
A close aide to Emperor Hirohito criticized the government for staging an "entirely incongruous" and costly ceremony in 1990 to mark the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, according to comments in his diary obtained by Kyodo News.
The late chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi also wrote about...
- August 24, 2018
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Typhoon Cimaron Slams into Mainland Japan with Flooding Rain, Damaging Winds
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ACCUWEATHER
Typhoon Cimaron is threatening lives and property across western Japan by unloading flooding rain and damaging winds. The storm will then aim at northern Japan to end the week.
While Soulik bypassed mainland Japan to the south, Typhoon Cimaron made a direct hit.
The storm made its f...
Typhoon Cimaron is threatening lives and property across western Japan by unloading flooding rain and damaging winds. The storm will then aim at northern Japan to end the week.
While Soulik bypassed mainland Japan to the south, Typhoon Cimaron made a direct hit.
The storm made its f...
- August 24, 2018
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The Organized Chaos of Botaoshi, Japan’s Wildest Game
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ASAHI SHINBUN
TOKYO--On a cloudless spring afternoon, thousands of parents, teachers and alumni watched as a pack of young students charged across a field, screaming and snarling, and then crashed into a wall of students defending an 11.8-foot wooden pole.
The attackers clawed, shoved and jumpe...
TOKYO--On a cloudless spring afternoon, thousands of parents, teachers and alumni watched as a pack of young students charged across a field, screaming and snarling, and then crashed into a wall of students defending an 11.8-foot wooden pole.
The attackers clawed, shoved and jumpe...
- August 24, 2018
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From Saitama to Atlanta, NBA Dancer Evolving
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THE JAPAN NEWS
“Get out of your comfort zone!” said Chika Takai, a smile lighting up her face as she encouraged Japanese dancers hoping to become NBA and NFL cheerleaders at a workshop held last month in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
The session was organized by Takai, captain of the NBA Atlanta Hawks’ ...
“Get out of your comfort zone!” said Chika Takai, a smile lighting up her face as she encouraged Japanese dancers hoping to become NBA and NFL cheerleaders at a workshop held last month in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
The session was organized by Takai, captain of the NBA Atlanta Hawks’ ...
- August 22, 2018
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Tsukiji Fish Market to Stop Tourist Tuna Viewings
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on Oct 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
After more than 80 years in operation Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market and a popula...
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on Oct 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
After more than 80 years in operation Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market and a popula...
- August 22, 2018
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Hiroshima Wants Public to Help Improve Evacuations
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ASAHI SHINBUN
HIROSHIMA--To better prepare for future disasters, the Hiroshima prefectural government will conduct public hearings to gather feedback about evacuations from the deluge in western Japan in July, which killed more than 100 people in the prefecture.
The hearings are planned to star...
HIROSHIMA--To better prepare for future disasters, the Hiroshima prefectural government will conduct public hearings to gather feedback about evacuations from the deluge in western Japan in July, which killed more than 100 people in the prefecture.
The hearings are planned to star...
- August 21, 2018
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