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This Hershey’s chocolate matcha ice cream will have you salivating.
The whole world seems to be in love with matcha right now, which is good news for green-tea lovers as big-name brands have been getting on board with the craze, dousing everything from McFlurries to Kit Kats and eve...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got off to a perfect start at the plate.
The two-way newcomer from Japan quickly put aside a rugged spring training, hitting a single in his first real at-bat for the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.
Batting eighth as the designated hitter, Oht...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The government decided Friday to stage a ceremony in October next year to mark Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the throne, but said female imperial family members will not attend one of the key enthronement rituals.
The enthronement ceremony for the new emperor, now 58,...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Spring has arrived in Tokyo, bringing with it sunny and warm days, blustery winds and their accompanying first bouts of pollen allergies, and a wealth of spring-related foods and other products. This year, we particularly like the Coca-Cola Sakura Cherry Blossom Spring 2018 Design....

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The manga this week
Sanju Mariko (Eighty-year-old Mariko)
By Yuki Ozawa (Kodansha)
Chisako Wakatake is a newcomer to the literary world, winning the Akutagawa Prize for literature in January at the age of 63. She categorizes her award-winning work “Ora ora de Hitori Igumo” as a “...

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Anime witch Kiki and cat pal Jiji grace the bottles of fragrances saluting the Hayao Miyazaki classic.
For fans of the anime of Studio Ghibli, the Donguri Kyowakoku chain has just about anything you can imagine, from Spirited Away No Face coin banks to magical light-up Laputa pendan...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - McDonald’s might not have a reputation for culinary innovation in its home country of the U.S., but to succeed in Japan, you have to keep things fresh with a constant rollout of new temptations to attract easily bored Japanese fast food fans. For example, the orthodox milksh...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Suigian is a new sushi restaurant in central Tokyo that combines classical performing arts with some of the finest dining the city has to offer.
Opening March 20th in Nihonbashi, the lunch and dinner menu features sushi and other traditional dishes that diners enjoy while watching ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to impose weekly and monthly restrictions on the number of visits residents of the country can make to casinos, as lawmakers attempt to prevent problem gambling.
In their talks on a bill that will allow casino gambling in Japan, the Libe...

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A nebuta float with a framework of bamboo instead of wire has been brought to life and exhibited at the Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse in Aomori. The bamboo nebuta measures about 2.3 meters high, 4.5 meters wide and 2.2 meters deep, and is constructed from 300 bamboo sticks each measurin...

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