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Satsuki Katayama Most Widely Seen As Unfit For Japan’s Cabinet, Survey Finds
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JAPAN TIMES
Regional revitalization minister Satsuki Katayama is the Cabinet member most widely seen by Japanese people as unfit to be a minister, a Jiji Press survey showed.
Katayama was chosen by 43.7 percent of respondents, who were asked which members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabine...
Regional revitalization minister Satsuki Katayama is the Cabinet member most widely seen by Japanese people as unfit to be a minister, a Jiji Press survey showed.
Katayama was chosen by 43.7 percent of respondents, who were asked which members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabine...
- December 15, 2018
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Ritual Cleansing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri ShimbunWorkers dust under the eaves of the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday.
Called susu-harai, the yearend dusting took place once a senior temple priest began the goma fire ritual just before 5 a.m. About 40 work...
The Yomiuri ShimbunWorkers dust under the eaves of the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday.
Called susu-harai, the yearend dusting took place once a senior temple priest began the goma fire ritual just before 5 a.m. About 40 work...
- December 14, 2018
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Japan Plans Tighter Regulation Of Tech Giants
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan is planning to tighten regulation of tech giants like Google and Facebook after an expert panel called for better oversight on competition and privacy, an official said Thursday.
Japan has followed in the footsteps of other countries in scrutinising the dominant role p...
TOKYO - Japan is planning to tighten regulation of tech giants like Google and Facebook after an expert panel called for better oversight on competition and privacy, an official said Thursday.
Japan has followed in the footsteps of other countries in scrutinising the dominant role p...
- December 14, 2018
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Triumph Concept Bra And Skirt Pays Tribute To Heisei Period In Japan
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JAPAN TRENDS
The lingerie brand Triumph International has paid tribute to the soon-to-end Heisei period with a bra, skirt, and boots set.
Various elements in the clothing reference social and cultural changes in Japan over the past 30 years, including the pink trim that represents nadeshiko, th...
The lingerie brand Triumph International has paid tribute to the soon-to-end Heisei period with a bra, skirt, and boots set.
Various elements in the clothing reference social and cultural changes in Japan over the past 30 years, including the pink trim that represents nadeshiko, th...
- December 14, 2018
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Nifty Japanese Rice Wine Kit Lets You Brew Your Own Tasty Sake In The Comfort Of Your Own Home
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ROCKET NEWS
Now you can make awesome sake like a pro, too.
Few alcoholic beverages out there offer the crystal clear and subtle taste profile of sake, otherwise known as Japanese rice wine.
Its characteristics may vary greatly depending on where it is made in Japan, but that is also precisely t...
Now you can make awesome sake like a pro, too.
Few alcoholic beverages out there offer the crystal clear and subtle taste profile of sake, otherwise known as Japanese rice wine.
Its characteristics may vary greatly depending on where it is made in Japan, but that is also precisely t...
- December 13, 2018
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Japan Picks 'Disaster' Character To Define 2018
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BBC
Japan has chosen the symbol meaning "disaster" to define the year 2018.
Television stations broadcast the announcement live as the master of an ancient temple in Kyoto wrote the winning term on a white panel.
In the annual vote, the public nominated this kanji character after experiencing a...
Japan has chosen the symbol meaning "disaster" to define the year 2018.
Television stations broadcast the announcement live as the master of an ancient temple in Kyoto wrote the winning term on a white panel.
In the annual vote, the public nominated this kanji character after experiencing a...
- December 13, 2018
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Japanese Scientist Tasuku Honjo Receives Nobel For Physiology Or Medicine At Ceremony
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JAPAN TIMES
STOCKHOLM – Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at a ceremony Monday in Stockholm for his discovery of a protein on immune cells that paved the way for a new approach to cancer treatment.
The 76-year-old Kyoto native, clad in traditiona...
STOCKHOLM – Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at a ceremony Monday in Stockholm for his discovery of a protein on immune cells that paved the way for a new approach to cancer treatment.
The 76-year-old Kyoto native, clad in traditiona...
- December 11, 2018
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Japan's Princess Masako Opens Up On Insecurities And Health
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BBC
Japan's Crown Princess Masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress in April, but will do her best to serve the people of Japan.
Masako Owada will become empress when her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, succeeds his father Emperor Akihito.
Emperor Akihito, 84, is abdicating next ...
Japan's Crown Princess Masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress in April, but will do her best to serve the people of Japan.
Masako Owada will become empress when her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, succeeds his father Emperor Akihito.
Emperor Akihito, 84, is abdicating next ...
- December 10, 2018
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16-Year-Old Japanese Star Rika Kihira Wins Grand Prix Final
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THE JAPAN NEWS
VANCOUVER (AP) — Teenage Japanese star Rika Kihira won the Grand Prix Final women’s title Saturday.
The 16-year-old had a combined score of 233.12, despite stumbling on a jump in her free skate. The score topped her career best of 224.31 set last month in Japan in her NHK Trophy ...
VANCOUVER (AP) — Teenage Japanese star Rika Kihira won the Grand Prix Final women’s title Saturday.
The 16-year-old had a combined score of 233.12, despite stumbling on a jump in her free skate. The score topped her career best of 224.31 set last month in Japan in her NHK Trophy ...
- December 10, 2018
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After Women’s Curling Success At Winter Olympics, “So Da Ne” Chosen As Top Buzzword In Japan For 2018
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JAPAN TRENDS
The top buzzword for 2018 has been announced as “so da ne,” meaning roughly “Yeah, that’s it” and made popular by the Japanese women’s curling team during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February.
Although a common affirmative response in everyday vocabulary, the curling team’s ...
The top buzzword for 2018 has been announced as “so da ne,” meaning roughly “Yeah, that’s it” and made popular by the Japanese women’s curling team during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February.
Although a common affirmative response in everyday vocabulary, the curling team’s ...
- December 8, 2018
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