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Anime Series Cowboy Bebop Celebrates Anniversary With Pop-up Cafes in Tokyo and Osaka
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JAPAN TRENDS
Fans of the anime Cowboy Bebop will jump at the chance to enter the world of their favorite 1990s anime TV series at two real-world locations in Japan.
Making us feel somewhat old, Sunrise’s Cowboy Bebop is now 20 years old. To celebrate the anniversary, a pop-up cafe is opening at...
Fans of the anime Cowboy Bebop will jump at the chance to enter the world of their favorite 1990s anime TV series at two real-world locations in Japan.
Making us feel somewhat old, Sunrise’s Cowboy Bebop is now 20 years old. To celebrate the anniversary, a pop-up cafe is opening at...
- April 23, 2018
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Japan Wins Women's Asian Cup
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JAPAN TODAY
Japanese defender Saki Kumagai is presented with the trophy after her team won the AFC Women's Asian Cup Finals match against Australia at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Friday.
Japan won back-to-back Women's Asian Cup trophies Friday with a 1-0 victory over Austr...
Japanese defender Saki Kumagai is presented with the trophy after her team won the AFC Women's Asian Cup Finals match against Australia at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Friday.
Japan won back-to-back Women's Asian Cup trophies Friday with a 1-0 victory over Austr...
- April 21, 2018
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Startlingly Real Sketches Draw Big Response
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOYAMA — Celebrities sketched with pencils by Shinichi Furuya, a 54-year-old company employee in Toyama, have become extremely popular among users of video- and photo-sharing websites.
His works have been introduced on TV programs and in other media.
“I figured I’d just give it a...
TOYAMA — Celebrities sketched with pencils by Shinichi Furuya, a 54-year-old company employee in Toyama, have become extremely popular among users of video- and photo-sharing websites.
His works have been introduced on TV programs and in other media.
“I figured I’d just give it a...
- April 21, 2018
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Japanese Pizza Chain Makes Headlines with Weirdly Wonderful Fish-shaped Pizza
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ROCKET NEWS
The feast inside this fish’s belly is just as surprising as its pie-crust casing.
In Japan, ordering a pizza can be a mind-bending experience.
With delivery drivers turning up on reindeer bikes and offering romantic kabe-don wall pounds at your door, the pizza world can be a topsy-t...
The feast inside this fish’s belly is just as surprising as its pie-crust casing.
In Japan, ordering a pizza can be a mind-bending experience.
With delivery drivers turning up on reindeer bikes and offering romantic kabe-don wall pounds at your door, the pizza world can be a topsy-t...
- April 20, 2018
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New Illustrated Studio Ghibli Folding Fans: A Beautiful Way To Deal with Japan’s Summertime Heat
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JAPAN TRENDS
Totoro, Jiji, and No Face are here to provide a cool breeze as you set out on warm-weather adventures of your own.
If you’re an anime fan who’s planning a trip to Japan, it’s pretty much a given that going to Donguri Kyowakoku, the chain of shops stocked with amazing Studio Ghibli ...
Totoro, Jiji, and No Face are here to provide a cool breeze as you set out on warm-weather adventures of your own.
If you’re an anime fan who’s planning a trip to Japan, it’s pretty much a given that going to Donguri Kyowakoku, the chain of shops stocked with amazing Studio Ghibli ...
- April 18, 2018
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Renowned Bridal Designer Yumi Katsura’s Walk Down The Aisle to International Success
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - When Yumi Katsura opened Japan’s first bridal store in 1964, little did she know that she was launching a quiet revolution. Despite nearly two decades passing since the end of World War II, Japan in the early 1960s was still in the first stages of economic recovery. The brid...
TOKYO - When Yumi Katsura opened Japan’s first bridal store in 1964, little did she know that she was launching a quiet revolution. Despite nearly two decades passing since the end of World War II, Japan in the early 1960s was still in the first stages of economic recovery. The brid...
- April 17, 2018
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Designed by Kengo Kuma, Ace Hotel Kyoto to Open at Historical ShinPuhKan Location in 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
The American chain Ace Hotel will open its first branch in Japan with a stunning new hotel, designed by Kengo Kuma and located on the site of the ShinPuhKan mall in central Kyoto.
“A friendly place, continually new” is the slogan of the Portland-based Ace Hotel chain, which will ho...
The American chain Ace Hotel will open its first branch in Japan with a stunning new hotel, designed by Kengo Kuma and located on the site of the ShinPuhKan mall in central Kyoto.
“A friendly place, continually new” is the slogan of the Portland-based Ace Hotel chain, which will ho...
- April 17, 2018
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Japan's Population Declines to 127 mil, Falling For 7th Consecutive Year
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO - Japan's population fell for the seventh consecutive year to around 127 million in 2017, when people aged 65 or over accounted for a record 27.7 percent of the total, continuing on the path of a super-aged society, according to government data.
According to the World Healt...
- April 16, 2018
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Kono: Tokyo, Beijing Should Cooperate More on N. Korea
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Sunday that Tokyo and Beijing needed to work more closely together to denuclearize North Korea, in comments made during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Wang’s arrival in Tokyo comes ahead of a summit between th...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Sunday that Tokyo and Beijing needed to work more closely together to denuclearize North Korea, in comments made during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Wang’s arrival in Tokyo comes ahead of a summit between th...
- April 16, 2018
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Rivalry Between Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots in Japan as People Vote For Their Favourite Chocolate
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ROCKET NEWS
Jun Matsumoto from boy band group Arashi is leading the new campaign.
Ever since they first rode over the horizon and into the hearts – and stomachs – of customers in the 1970s, Kinoko no Yama (Mushroom Mountain) and Takenoko no Sato (Bamboo Shoot Village), have been battling it out...
Jun Matsumoto from boy band group Arashi is leading the new campaign.
Ever since they first rode over the horizon and into the hearts – and stomachs – of customers in the 1970s, Kinoko no Yama (Mushroom Mountain) and Takenoko no Sato (Bamboo Shoot Village), have been battling it out...
- April 14, 2018
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