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Hosts Hoping Rugby Gets Even Bigger In Japan

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RT.IE
 
To exaggerate a notion doing the rounds at the moment one might suggest that Japan just post the five points to Ireland ahead of the Pool A game on Saturday morning.
Head coach Jamie Joseph should, according to all conventional wisdom and good common sense, target the Scots.
On the one ha...

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Typhoon Tapah Downgraded After Leaving Over 50 Injured In Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Typhoon Tapah, which left dozens of people injured in southern and southwestern Japan, weakened to an extratropical cyclone Monday in the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The season's 17th typhoon, which traveled over the sea through Monday morning, has left more t...

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'Fairy Japan' Wins First Group World Championship Gold

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JAPAN TIMES
 
BAKU – Japan won its first group world championship in rhythmic gymnastics on Sunday, capturing the group five balls competition along with a silver in three hoops and two clubs.
Japan’s entry in the group competition, “Fairy Japan”, won the nation’s first silver medal in the group ...

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Osaka Wins Toray Pan Pacific For 1st Title In Japan

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ESPN
 
OSAKA, Japan -- Naomi Osaka won her first singles title since the Australian Open in January by beating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 in the Toray Pan Pacific final on Sunday.
Enjoying strong support from a parochial crowd, the former No. 1-ranked Osaka dominated the match wit...

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Graying Japan Faces Urgent Need To Realize Autonomous Transportation

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KYODO NEWS
 
With an aging population and a growing shortage of drivers, Japan is a country where autonomous transportation services would seem to have a bright future.
Demand is particularly high for self-driving trucks in regions with few alternatives to hauling freight by road, such as the nor...

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Japanese Activists Join Global Climate Strike Ahead Of U.N. Summit On Global Warming

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Young people in 117 countries on Friday called on policymakers to take overdue steps against climate change as part of a global strike just days ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit set to begin in New York on Monday.
Affiliated events organized across Japan on Friday d...

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Japan Is Going Wild For Luxury Toilet Paper, Even At $12 Per Roll

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CBS NEWS
 
Tokyo — The latest must-have product to take Japan by storm isn't high-tech and it certainly isn't garnering rave reviews in glossy design magazines. The country where electronically controlled, heated, bidet-accessorized, high-tech toilets are commonplace has in fact made another cont...

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Host Japan Rallies To Open Rugby World Cup With Win Over Russia

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THE GUARDIAN
 
After an opening ceremony inspired by Japan’s ancient culture, the country’s rugby team briefly risked reverting to their traditional role of World Cup also-rans, before rallying to end the opening game of the tournament with a comfortable win over Russia.
 
The Brave Blossoms over...

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Yasukuni Shrine: Japan's Ex-PM Abe Visits Controversial Memorial

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BBC
 
Japan's former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has visited a controversial war memorial just days after stepping down.
Mr Abe posted a picture of himself at the Yasukuni Shrine, telling his followers he had gone there to inform the spirits of his resignation.
He largely stayed away from the shr...

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Public Baths Mull Whether To Accept Guests With Tattoos

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With the Rugby World Cup expected to draw about 500,000 visitors to Japan, attitudes have been split among public bath operators nationwide over whether to accept foreign customers with tattoos.
Some facilities will accept such customers for a limited period of time in keeping wi...

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