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Gov't OKs Bill to Make 10-day Holiday Around 2019 Imperial Succession
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to assign one-off holidays related to the imperial succession next year, creating a 10-day Golden Week holiday period from late April.
Once the bill clears the Diet, May 1, the day when Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the imperial thr...
TOKYO - The cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to assign one-off holidays related to the imperial succession next year, creating a 10-day Golden Week holiday period from late April.
Once the bill clears the Diet, May 1, the day when Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the imperial thr...
- November 14, 2018
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Hello Kitty Trains To Run on Keio and Shinjuku Line in Tokyo from November
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JAPAN TRENDS
If you loved the Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train, then you will adore the new Toei Shinjuku Line trains. Operator Keio will deck out certain Shinjuku Line trains in a Hello Kitty theme, starting November 1st.
The ten-carriage trains, which will also run on the main Keio Line, a...
If you loved the Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train, then you will adore the new Toei Shinjuku Line trains. Operator Keio will deck out certain Shinjuku Line trains in a Hello Kitty theme, starting November 1st.
The ten-carriage trains, which will also run on the main Keio Line, a...
- November 13, 2018
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Emigration — Not Immigration — One of top Japanese Concerns Amid Shrinking Population: Pew Poll
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JAPAN TIMES
As Japan grapples with the problem of an aging and shrinking population — and whether to allow in an influx of immigrants — a survey published Tuesday has revealed that the Japanese public is apparently more concerned about emigration, or how many people choose to leave Japan, than ...
As Japan grapples with the problem of an aging and shrinking population — and whether to allow in an influx of immigrants — a survey published Tuesday has revealed that the Japanese public is apparently more concerned about emigration, or how many people choose to leave Japan, than ...
- November 13, 2018
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Muji Designs Cool All-weather Self-driving Shuttle Bus, Aims to Implement It in Finland in 2020
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ROCKET NEWS
With any luck, we might be able to see this awesome autonomous public transport quite soon.
Despite popular Japanese retailer Muji boasting a long history of selling stylish minimalist consumer goods, the company is not afraid of trying out fresh concepts, like its quirky box-like M...
With any luck, we might be able to see this awesome autonomous public transport quite soon.
Despite popular Japanese retailer Muji boasting a long history of selling stylish minimalist consumer goods, the company is not afraid of trying out fresh concepts, like its quirky box-like M...
- November 12, 2018
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Nishikori Throws Federer Off Game to Win ATP Opener
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THE JAPAN NEWS
LONDON (AP) — Kei Nishikori hit a backhand so good it threw Roger Federer off his game as the 20-time Grand Slam champion earned a code violation before capitulating in a surprise defeat at the ATP Finals on Sunday.
Two points away from losing the opening set and on the back foot...
LONDON (AP) — Kei Nishikori hit a backhand so good it threw Roger Federer off his game as the 20-time Grand Slam champion earned a code violation before capitulating in a surprise defeat at the ATP Finals on Sunday.
Two points away from losing the opening set and on the back foot...
- November 12, 2018
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Japan to Ban Drones Near Venues For 2020 Olympic Games
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Japanese government has decided to ban flying drones near venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games during the events.
As part of efforts to counter possible terror attacks, the government aims to pass legislation that will allow police officers to collect a...
TOKYO - The Japanese government has decided to ban flying drones near venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games during the events.
As part of efforts to counter possible terror attacks, the government aims to pass legislation that will allow police officers to collect a...
- November 10, 2018
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Japanese Buzzwords of The Year Nominees Reflect Myriad Influences and Issues
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JAPAN TIMES
Thirty candidates for buzzword of the year, announced Wednesday, highlight the numerous scandals that rocked Japan’s amateur sports, the brutal summer of natural disasters as well as the country’s response to the worldwide #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
The words nominat...
Thirty candidates for buzzword of the year, announced Wednesday, highlight the numerous scandals that rocked Japan’s amateur sports, the brutal summer of natural disasters as well as the country’s response to the worldwide #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
The words nominat...
- November 8, 2018
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Meet Japan's 'Ninja Boy', The Prodigy Who Aims to Stun Mayweather
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, who aims to make history by defeating boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr, claims his left hook is like a "bolt of lightning" that will "change the world".
The baby-faced southpaw with a blond quiff, who is only a few months out of ...
TOKYO: Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, who aims to make history by defeating boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr, claims his left hook is like a "bolt of lightning" that will "change the world".
The baby-faced southpaw with a blond quiff, who is only a few months out of ...
- November 8, 2018
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Suicides Among Japanese Young People Hit 30-year High
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BBC
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country's education ministry says.
In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives.
The number is five more than last y...
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country's education ministry says.
In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives.
The number is five more than last y...
- November 6, 2018
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Shibuya to Consider Relocation to Yoyogi, Charging Entrance to Street Party After Halloween Mayhem
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JAPAN TRENDS
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo’s Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in Shibuya’s Center Gai shopping street where a truck was overturned by revelers, and then the n...
The morning after the night before begins in earnest now, as Tokyo’s Halloween craze faces a setback.
Following the events of Saturday, which saw five people arrested and chaotic scenes in Shibuya’s Center Gai shopping street where a truck was overturned by revelers, and then the n...
- November 6, 2018
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