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Suntory Has Clear, No-alcohol, Plastic-bottled Beer So You Can Drink at Work Without Being Judged

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Product was created to meet customers’ “various needs,” in this case enjoying the taste of beer while in the middle of your shift.
As someone who occasionally gets paid to drink beer, I understand the appeal of knocking back a cold one during the workday. Most employers, though, don...

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Masami Nagasawa Plays a Wolf in Bright Clothing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Often cast as a bubbly heroine with a big smile in youth dramas and films, actress Masami Nagasawa said she tends to be seen as a naive, innocent person.
“I guess people see me as someone who is carefree and easily fooled rather than as someone who fools others,” she said.
In “Th...

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Micro Drone Video Provides Unique View Into Life of Japanese High School Students

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
YouTube channel Katsu FPV has uploaded amazing footage of a micro drone filming the daily life of female high school students in Japan. The precisely shot and choreographed results, which have gone viral in Japan and beyond, feel incredibly detailed and intimate as the drone expert...

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Japanese Fans Flock to U.S. to See Ohtani

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese baseball fans have been following every hit and pitch of Shohei Ohtani's sensational rookie season and increasing numbers of them are making the trip across the Pacific to see the 23-year-old live in action.
Ohtani's ability to have an impact as both pitcher and hit...

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Coca-Cola Releases Special Anime-design Bottle Just for Japan

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Designed by the studio behind the Fate anime franchise, the bottle is exclusive to one region of the country.
Over the past few years, Coca-Cola has shown a willingness to mix things up with its visual design in Japan. Sure, the brand’s iconic logo and distinctive shade of red are a...

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Akita Puppy for Skater Zagitova Makes Debut

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
AKITA — Akitainu Hozonkai, the Akita dog preservation society, revealed the Akita dog that will be given to Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova — who won a gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics — at a competitive dog show for the breed held in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Thursd...

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Preview Images for Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless, Opening June 21st in Tokyo

  • Category:Tourism
JAPAN TRENDS
 
More details and preview images have emerged for the Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless, which is set to open this summer at Palette Town in the Tokyo Bay area of Odaiba.
 
Announced at the start of the year, the large digital immersion attraction is a further par...

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Supporters, Opponents Hold Rallies Over Constitutional Amendment

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Opponents and supporters of constitutional revision held rallies across Japan on Thursday on the 71st anniversary of the supreme law coming into force.
With discussions on rewriting its war-renouncing article making little progress, rallies were held in Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaid...

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A Glorious Sight

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
People in special costumes parade with gorgeously decorated vehicles in Fukuoka as part of the Hakata Dontaku festival on Thursday.
To be held Thursday and Friday, the festival is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the nation during Golden Week.
 

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Starbucks’ Cool New Japan Geography Tumblers Will Take You On a Trip Around the Country

  • Category:Souvenir
ROCKET NEWS
 
Local sites and foods of five prefectures proudly displayed on mugs, bottles.
Japan has accepted Starbucks with open arms, to the point that the chain’s coffeehouses are now a common part of the urban landscape. Things are now coming full circle, with the sights of Japan serving as ...

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