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Shibuya to Consider Relocation to Yoyogi, Charging Entrance to Street Party After Halloween Mayhem

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo’s Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in Shibuya’s Center Gai shopping street where a truck was overturned by revelers, and then the n...

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Japan, U.S. Plan Military Response to Chinese Threat to Senkakus

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan and the United States plan to draw up an operations plan for a combined response by their armed forces to Chinese threats to the Senkaku Islands, government sources said.
The Japanese and U.S governments are already discussing how to respond in the event of an emergenc...

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Murakami to Offer His Private Collection to Waseda University

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Novelist Haruki Murakami, 69, has announced that he will donate or entrust books, manuscripts, vinyls and other materials that he owns to his alma mater Waseda University in Tokyo.
The private institution said it plans to use the collection to establish an international research ...

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Sushi Restaurant Offers Traditional Japanese Meal of Dirt-cheap Chicken and Whiskey

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Grab a highball and serving of fried chicken for only 200 yen (US$1.80)! And if you’re feeling really crazy get some sushi too.
The kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) business is a fierce one with chains unleashing gimmicks left and right to compete. Kappa Sushi is one such competito...

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Japan Bullet Train Stops 'Scary' Safety Drills

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BBC
 
A Japanese railway firm has stopped an unusual training drill that required employees to crouch in tunnels while trains rushed past to "feel" the wind speed.
The West Japan Railway said the exercises were designed to improve safety awareness.
Trainee mechanics observed the trains which can ...

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Tokyo Tower in My Room by Sega Toys is Perfect Scale Replica of Tokyo Landmark

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tourism is booming in Japan right now and looks set to continue that way, at least until the 2020 Olympic Games.
 
One of the prime sightseeing destinations in the capital is, of course, Tokyo Tower, the iconic red and white landmark made in the style of the Eiffel Tower and a symb...

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Shibuya Swamped by Halloween Revelers; Fire Breaks Out in Nearby Building

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Tokyo's famous Shibuya district was flooded by costume-clad Halloween revelers on Wednesday, forcing police to dispatch several hundred officers in preparation for a possible repeat of the past weekend's antisocial behavior.
The famous scramble crossing and shopping district...

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Eyes on Tokyo 2020 / Seryu rides Wave Toward Rio Redemption

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Just about 1½ years after she started para-canoeing, Monika Seryu reached the grand setting athletes dream of, making her Paralympic debut in 2016 at 18. However, her experience at the Rio de Janeiro Games ended in humiliation.
Seryu advanced to the women’s final of the 200-meter...

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Attack on Hollywood! Western Live-action Attack on Titan Movie Announced

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Creator of anime/manga franchise says the already-decided on director is the perfect choice.
There’s a long list of would-be Western live-action anime adaptations that got stalled before ever beginning filming, and even when they do make it to the finish line of a theatrical release...

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Freed Hostage Yasuda Had Gut Feeling Captors Wouldn’t Kill Him

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THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
 
Recently freed hostage Jumpei Yasuda said that while he does not know the identity of his captors, he believes that his citing of words from the Koran may have helped with his release.
Yasuda, who spoke about his ordeal to an Asahi Shimbun reporter on a Turkish Airlines flight...

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