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Japan Must Act to Protect Fukushima Clean-up Workers: U.N. Experts

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers laboring to clean up the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station from reported exploitation and exposure to radiation, U.N. human rights experts said on Thursday.
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings (TEPCO)...

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New “Social Apartment” That Comes with Attached Movie Theater Will Open Soon in Saitama

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Fancy having a private 20-seat cinema at your doorstep? You can get exactly that for an affordable monthly rent of $525.
Renting an apartment in Japan can be expensive, and unless you plan on living with ghosts, it’s hard to find reasonably cheap accommodation with attached faciliti...

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Panasonic Shoe Deodorizer MS-DS100 Solves Your Smelly Feet Nightmares

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
It’s been a hot and humid summer, prompting many fears about the safety of athletes and others at the 2020 Olympic Games that are now less than two years away.
On a more everyday level, however, how do you deal with bad odors?
Wipes and deodorant can help when it comes to your body...

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Emperor Pushed Imperial Boundaries to Reach Out to Asia

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - When Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stood, heads bowed, at a seaside cliff on Saipan 60 years after a bloody World War Two battle, their silent prayers conveyed a message many felt resonated louder than words.
On that June 2005 visit - one of many war-related t...

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Top Kyogen Actors Perform in Beijing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Nomura Mansaku, a living national treasure of Japan, and his son, Mansai, performed kyogen Japanese traditional comic plays in Beijing on Friday, to mark the 40th anniversary Sunday of the conclusion of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship treaty.
At the be...

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Starbucks Japan Unveils Its Newest Combo Deal: Three Puddings, One Cooler Bag!

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Buy the “Pudding-and-Bag” set and choose three tasty puddings, plus receive a re-usable storage bag to keep them nice and cool.
Starbucks Japan has been hitting it out of the park as always, with a snappy line of geographical tumblers and their new Frappucino flavor “Matcha Smore” a...

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Kyogen Actor Mansai Nomura Named as Director of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Ending long months of speculation, the director of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies has been named as Mansai Nomura, an actor from the traditional theater world of kyogen.
The 52-year-old Nomura is a well-known face outside kyogen, too. He features i...

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The Fashion of the Heisei Era: Tokyo Girls Collection Grows Into Huge Entertainment Event

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) started in 2005 with the theme of introducing Japan’s real clothes to the world. It is Japan’s largest fashion event to show “real clothes” girls and young women want to wear right now. It is held twice a year.
Real clothes refers to everyday clot...

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Entering Sumo World Not Something To Be Taken Lightly

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JAPAN TIMES
 
In lifting the Emperor’s Cup last month, Mitakeumi became the fourth Japanese wrestler to win a championship in the past two years.
That’s significant in a sport that had been utterly dominated by foreigners for the previous decade.
However even with the recent success of native-bor...

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Japan Airport to Gift People who Hand in Old Suitcases

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BBC
 
A Japanese airport is going to start giving gifts to people who turn in their unwanted suitcases, to avoid them being dumped around the building, it's reported.
According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture is going to start offering travellers b...

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