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Powerful Typhoon Batters Okinawa, Churns to Japan Mainland

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
KAGOSHIMA, Japan: A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday (Sep 29), injuring at least nine, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend.
Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216km (134 mi...

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Sony Patents New headset with Motion-sickness Alert Features, Fans Cautiously Optimistic

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ROCKET NEWS
 
We all love the idea of immersing ourselves in a fantasy, but the dizziness and nausea is too much for some to handle. Can Sony’s new patent help?
The world of virtual reality is limited only by the human imagination, or so it seems. Whether you’re wedding a handsome animated beau, ...

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20 Heisei Kamen Riders

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Inheriting the spirits of heroes created by legendary manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, the Kamen Rider series made a comeback in the Heisei era, beginning with the debut series “Kamen Rider Kuuga” broadcast in 2000.
Since then, Kamen Rider programs have successfully run for many ...

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Streetwear Designer Hiroshi Fujiwara Collaborates With Pokémon For New Fashion Project

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Renowned Japanese streetwear designer Hiroshi Fujiwara has chosen an unusual new brand for his later collaboration: Pokémon.
The Nintendo franchise will team up with Fujiwara for the Thunderbolt Project, which will launch at Hypefest, an event organized by Hypebeast on October 6th ...

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Japan, U.S. Agree To Start Talks on Bilateral Trade Deal, Shelving Auto Tariffs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to start trade talks in an arrangement that, for now, protects Japanese automakers from further tariffs, seen as a major threat to the export-dependent economy.
In a joint statement, th...

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Hayabusa-2: Japan's Rovers Ready For Touchdown On Asteroid

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BBC
 
Two robotic explorers are descending to the surface of an asteroid.
Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft despatched a pair of "rovers" to the 1km-wide space rock known as Ryugu.
If all goes well, Hayabusa-2 will be the first spacecraft to successfully place robot rovers on the surface of an astero...

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Claims of Voter Manipulation Cast Shadow Over Okinawa Poll

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ASAHI
 
NAHA--Early voting in the governor race here is surging as rumors swirl online that employers are pressuring workers to vote for certain candidates and provide photographic evidence of their choices at the ballot box.
Some Internet users have posted allegations of such interference, inclu...

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Ace Attorney Game Franchise Gets New Stage Play in January

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ROCKET NEWS
 
New play features Godot’s stage debut, with new character designed by Tatsurō Iwamoto
Super Eccentric Theater announced on Friday that it is producing a new stage play based on CAPCOM‘s Ace Attorney games titled Gyakuten Saiban -Gyakuten no GOLD MEDAL– (Ace Attorney -Turnabout GOLD ...

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Sumo’s Heaviest Wrestler Calls It Quits

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The heaviest wrestler in the history of the Japan Sumo Association — weighing slightly over 290 kilograms — has called it quits, saying he would return to his homeland of Russia after retirement.
Orora, a wrestler in the second-lowest jonidan division, won his last career bout at...

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Japan PM Abe To Visit Darwin in First Since World War II: Reports

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Darwin in November in a first for a Japanese leader since the Japanese imperial army bombed the Australian city during World War II, Australian media reported on Saturday.
Abe will tour a US$40 billion liquefied natural gas ...

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