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Driver Ploughs Through Crowds On Tokyo's Takeshita Street, Injuring Nine
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Nine people were injured — one seriously — in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in the early hours of Tuesday when a man rammed his car into pedestrians on a well-known shopping street in what he claimed was an act of terrorism, authorities said.
Police arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, 21, who w...
Nine people were injured — one seriously — in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in the early hours of Tuesday when a man rammed his car into pedestrians on a well-known shopping street in what he claimed was an act of terrorism, authorities said.
Police arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, 21, who w...
- January 2, 2019
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S. Korean Doctor Learns Lessons In Care In Aging Town In Tottori
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ASAHI
HINO, Tottori Prefecture--A veteran South Korean journalist who became a doctor is now treating patients in an aging and shrinking Japanese town with an eye on preparing her home country for a graying society.
Lee Yong-ee, 54, started working as an internal medicine doctor at public-suppo...
HINO, Tottori Prefecture--A veteran South Korean journalist who became a doctor is now treating patients in an aging and shrinking Japanese town with an eye on preparing her home country for a graying society.
Lee Yong-ee, 54, started working as an internal medicine doctor at public-suppo...
- January 1, 2019
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Van Ploughs Into Tokyo Pedestrians Headed For New Year's Prayers
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BBC
A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.
Eight people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after midnight.
The street, which was sealed off to traffic, was packed wit...
A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.
Eight people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after midnight.
The street, which was sealed off to traffic, was packed wit...
- January 1, 2019
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Tokyo Bullet Train Disruption Affects 230,000 Passengers
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Year-end train services were greatly disrupted in Tokyo and its vicinity Sunday due mainly to a fault detected on a shinkansen bullet train car at Tokyo Station, affecting nearly 228,700 passengers, the operator said.
A total of 376 bullet trains were suspended or delayed fo...
TOKYO - Year-end train services were greatly disrupted in Tokyo and its vicinity Sunday due mainly to a fault detected on a shinkansen bullet train car at Tokyo Station, affecting nearly 228,700 passengers, the operator said.
A total of 376 bullet trains were suspended or delayed fo...
- December 31, 2018
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20 Years With Utada Hikaru
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ARAMA JAPAN
Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most exemplary Asian singers of all time. On December 9th, 1998 Utada Hikaru released her debut Japanese single “Automatic/time will tell“.
Shortly after the landscape of the J-pop and Asian music scene would be changed forever. “Automa...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most exemplary Asian singers of all time. On December 9th, 1998 Utada Hikaru released her debut Japanese single “Automatic/time will tell“.
Shortly after the landscape of the J-pop and Asian music scene would be changed forever. “Automa...
- December 30, 2018
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Japan Making A Mark In Muslim Tourist Market
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NST
TOKYO: A Strong influx of Muslim travellers is fuelling a boom in halal restaurants and syariah-compliant hotels in Japan, potentially a big market for Malaysian halal products.
To cater for Muslim needs, some Japanese have set up syariah-friendly hotels, including one at the foot of Mount...
TOKYO: A Strong influx of Muslim travellers is fuelling a boom in halal restaurants and syariah-compliant hotels in Japan, potentially a big market for Malaysian halal products.
To cater for Muslim needs, some Japanese have set up syariah-friendly hotels, including one at the foot of Mount...
- December 30, 2018
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Ghibli Moss Art Discovered Along Mountain Road In Japan
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ROCKET NEWS
Totoro, Kiki, and No Face are just some of the characters who’ve emerged from the moss-covered wall.
If you’ve watched any of the films from Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli, you’ll know just how integral the world of nature is to many of their plots and characters.
From the...
Totoro, Kiki, and No Face are just some of the characters who’ve emerged from the moss-covered wall.
If you’ve watched any of the films from Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli, you’ll know just how integral the world of nature is to many of their plots and characters.
From the...
- December 30, 2018
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Shibuya Ward Calls For Safe New Year’s Countdown After Disruption At Halloween
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JAPAN TIMES
For better or worse, the holidays bring people together.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather at the famed ‘scramble crossing’ in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Monday to count down the last moments of the year together.
However, problems can arise when so ma...
For better or worse, the holidays bring people together.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather at the famed ‘scramble crossing’ in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Monday to count down the last moments of the year together.
However, problems can arise when so ma...
- December 29, 2018
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Mcdonald’s Japan Releases Special 'Fukubukuro' Lucky Bag For 2019
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - It’s that time of year again when we get to spend our hard-earned yen on fukubukuro lucky bags, and some of Japan’s most well-known companies are getting in early, already releasing their special grab bags before the end of the year.
McDonald’s Japan is one of those companie...
TOKYO - It’s that time of year again when we get to spend our hard-earned yen on fukubukuro lucky bags, and some of Japan’s most well-known companies are getting in early, already releasing their special grab bags before the end of the year.
McDonald’s Japan is one of those companie...
- December 29, 2018
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Yumeshima Area Redevelopment To Feature Boldly Designed New Station, Skyscraper For Osaka World Expo 2025
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JAPAN TRENDS
Osaka Metro has announced a large-scale plan to redevelop the Yumeshima area, which will host the World Expo in 2025.
Yumeshima (literally “dream island” and not to be confused with the similarly named Yumenoshima in Tokyo) is an artificial island, located in Konohana ward in the b...
Osaka Metro has announced a large-scale plan to redevelop the Yumeshima area, which will host the World Expo in 2025.
Yumeshima (literally “dream island” and not to be confused with the similarly named Yumenoshima in Tokyo) is an artificial island, located in Konohana ward in the b...
- December 28, 2018
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