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...

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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...

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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’ ...

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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...

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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...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Open the lid and step into your favourite fantasy world with these new ice creams from Japan.
Häagen-Dazs Japan is forever pleasing our tastebuds with limited-edition varieties like Kuromitsu Kinako and Roasted Green Tea, and even local specials like ice cream sandwich milkshakes an...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Thomas the Tank Engine fans in Japan young and old can now enjoy two special events this summer.
At the observatory of Tokyo Skytree, you can get a great view of the city while taking in an exhibition featuring a huge tower of Takara-Tomy’s Plarail railroad toys in a Thomas & Frien...

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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....

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A host of award-winning hula performers and leading Hawaiian musicians will take the stage at Festival Na Hiwahiwa O Hawai‘i 2018 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, in September.
The event features the latest winners of two major annual cultural events in Hawaii: the ...

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded on Wednesday its volcanic alert for the island of Kuchinoerabu in the town of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, calling on local residents to prepare for evacuation.
In a volcanic warning issued at 10:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. G...

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