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Fears Grow For Japan Quake Survivors As Death Toll Rises
- Category:Tourism
BBC
Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.
Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the magnitude 6.7 quake triggered landslides.
Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remai...
Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.
Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the magnitude 6.7 quake triggered landslides.
Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remai...
- September 12, 2018
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Half of Tokyo’s Universities to Use Credits to “Convince” Students to Volunteer in 2020 Olympics
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ROCKET NEWS
Whatever happened to the spirit of volunteering?
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese ministry has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources, going...
Whatever happened to the spirit of volunteering?
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese ministry has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources, going...
- September 11, 2018
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Kou-an Glass Tea House by Tokujin Yoshioka Returns, Touring to Saga And Then Tokyo in 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-an glass tea house was a huge success when it was shown in Kyoto in 2015. If you missed your chance to see it then or if you want to experience it again, it will be touring Japan from the end of this year.
Following its open-air exhibit at Seiryu-den in the T...
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-an glass tea house was a huge success when it was shown in Kyoto in 2015. If you missed your chance to see it then or if you want to experience it again, it will be touring Japan from the end of this year.
Following its open-air exhibit at Seiryu-den in the T...
- September 10, 2018
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Crown Prince Naruhito Meets Japanese Schoolchildren in Lyon at Start of Nine-day French Trip
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JAPAN TIMES
LYON, FRANCE – Crown Prince Naruhito, who is set to become the nation’s next emperor after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates next April, on Saturday met with Japanese schoolchildren and toured a world-renowned textile museum at the start of his nine-day goodwill visit to France...
LYON, FRANCE – Crown Prince Naruhito, who is set to become the nation’s next emperor after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates next April, on Saturday met with Japanese schoolchildren and toured a world-renowned textile museum at the start of his nine-day goodwill visit to France...
- September 10, 2018
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Ohtani Homers For 3rd Straight Game, Passes Jojima Mark
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THE JAPAN NEWS
CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani homered for the third straight game after learning he will probably need Tommy John surgery, launching a three-run shot to cap the Los Angeles Angels’ four-run third inning in a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani homered for the third straight game after learning he will probably need Tommy John surgery, launching a three-run shot to cap the Los Angeles Angels’ four-run third inning in a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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- September 8, 2018
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Power Returning to Hokkaido, But Quake Exposes Flaws of Grid
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - After an earthquake knocked out power to 5.3 million people this week, Hokkaido Electric restored service to most of them by the end of Friday, but experts say the island-wide outage highlights fundamental flaws in Japan's power grid.
The blackout that hit Hokkaido after ear...
TOKYO - After an earthquake knocked out power to 5.3 million people this week, Hokkaido Electric restored service to most of them by the end of Friday, but experts say the island-wide outage highlights fundamental flaws in Japan's power grid.
The blackout that hit Hokkaido after ear...
- September 8, 2018
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Naomi Osaka Makes History at U.S. Open, Will Meet Serena Williams in Final
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JAPAN TIMES
Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final by beating American Madison Keys in straight sets at the U.S. Open.
The 6-2, 6-4 semifinal win sets up a final against Osaka’s childhood hero Serena Williams, the 23-time major winner...
Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final by beating American Madison Keys in straight sets at the U.S. Open.
The 6-2, 6-4 semifinal win sets up a final against Osaka’s childhood hero Serena Williams, the 23-time major winner...
- September 7, 2018
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Japan’s Coca-Cola Plus Coffee is Here to Keep You Both Bubbly and Caffeine-charged
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ROCKET NEWS
Best-of-both-worlds beverage has more caffeine and fewer calories than the classic soda’s ordinary version.
Usually, if you’re looking to caffeinate yourself through beverage-based means, you have to weigh respective benefits of coffee versus soda. On the one hand, soda has its yout...
Best-of-both-worlds beverage has more caffeine and fewer calories than the classic soda’s ordinary version.
Usually, if you’re looking to caffeinate yourself through beverage-based means, you have to weigh respective benefits of coffee versus soda. On the one hand, soda has its yout...
- September 7, 2018
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Talking Robot Pikachus Go on Sale in Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Every year in August, a pack of Pikachus gathers in Yokohama for the annual Pikachu Outbreak. But at just about the same time as the event’s 2018 iteration, Pikachus will also be appearing in homes across Japan…and in addition to appearing, they’ll be talking.
Japanese t...
TOKYO - Every year in August, a pack of Pikachus gathers in Yokohama for the annual Pikachu Outbreak. But at just about the same time as the event’s 2018 iteration, Pikachus will also be appearing in homes across Japan…and in addition to appearing, they’ll be talking.
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- September 6, 2018
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Gov't Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Japanese government has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck in March 2011, triggering...
TOKYO - The Japanese government has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck in March 2011, triggering...
- September 6, 2018
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