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TOKYO - Tariffs on steel, threats of car import levies and intense pressure for a two-way economic deal: despite warm personal ties, U.S. President Donald Trump is giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decidedly tough time on trade.
Trump has also withdrawn from a multilateral...

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Nissin recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for a special type of drainer lid especially designed for its staple Yakisoba UFO instant buckwheat noodle product.
If functions a bit like a colander shaker, affixed to the top of the round UFO noodle bowl so that you can pour out t...

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Yokohama Kurikoan’s new limited edition taiyaki cake flavor comes in a striking blue color and has a delightfully refreshing aftertaste to boot!
Taiyaki, the popular Japanese snack made in the shape of a fish using pancake-like dough, is most commonly filled with a sweet red bean pa...

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Georgian sekiwake Tochinoshin was officially promoted to ozeki on Wednesday, marking the first time a Georgian wrestler has risen to sumo’s second-highest rank.
The Japan Sumo Association held a meeting to determine the rankings for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, and a board m...

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TOKYO - Visiting Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang met with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Wednesday, as the two countries mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year.
Quang could be the last state guest to a banquet hosted by the emperor at the Imperial Palace ...

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Japan’s Coast Guard has been around for 70 years, and mascot Umimaru for 20 – so it’s high time for a Hello Kitty teamup!
Japan’s Coast Guard has been in action since the 1940s, and their list of responsibilities is vast as the ocean itself: not only do they help the police when cap...

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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. made foreign technical trainees from the Philippines work on tasks other than those for which they were originally authorized, a practice prohibited by the law establishing procedures to accept trainees.
Since the company was shaken by a scandal over its m...

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HIROSHIMA — A panel of experts working with Hiroshima city has created peace-themed tour routes that will be accessible via an app, as part of a “peace tourism” project aimed at visitors to the city.
Under the project, the municipal government has proposed routes for “peace tours...

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It was announced on May 22nd that a task force will push ahead with finalizing concrete ways to relocate a 1.2-kilometer elevated portion of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo that currently covers Nihonbashi Bridge.
The plan will be decided by the summer, reports Kyodo.
The task force,...

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When you get that urge to pamper yourself like a princess while traversing the big city.
Are you a tired lady after a long day at work? Don’t feeling like waiting for Prince Charming to give you a lift? If you live in the vicinities of Tokyo’s 23 special wards, Mitaka, or Musashino ...

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