JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be invited to Japan for around three days from May 26, possibly making him the first foreign state guest to meet Crown Prince Naruhito after his planned accession to the throne, Japanese government sources said Monday.
Prime Ministe...

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SORA NEWS
 
Surreal videos show event that led to the creation of four new couples, and might be a surprisingly good fit for Japanese society.
There’s a bit of a contradiction to the concept of a speed-dating party. Obviously, the draw is the opportunity to meet a large number of potential romant...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s assessment committee on regenerative medicine approved Monday a clinical trial by Keio University’s team to transplant human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into patients with spinal cord injuries.
The team, which is led by professors...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Back in 2015, we wrote about the Meisho Movie Realization Teppo Ashigaru Sandtrooper figures that were an awesome combination of Japanese history and Star Wars.
Bandai’s Tamashii Nations line of figures has continued to develop this intricately detailed and novel Meisho Movie Reali...

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NBC NEWS
 
Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's largest national newspapers, cited multiple government sources as saying the U.S. "informally" asked Japan to nominate Trump.
Just as President Donald Trump claimed last week, Japan's prime minister has, indeed, nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — ...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
It was announced that King & Prince member Iwahashi Genki will be partly resuming his entertainment activities and will be participating in the group’s third single “Kimi wo Matteru” to be released on March 20.
Iwahashi suspended his activities from the start of November 2018 to con...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NAKA, Tokushima — In a quiet mountainous area where rushing creeks and chirping birds used to provide the only usual sounds, there is now a mechanical buzz in the air.
The source of the sounds is drones — small unmanned aerial vehicles flying over a town in Tokushima Prefecture.
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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Joining such attractions as the long-running and popular Cupnoodles Museum, visitors to Yokohama this spring have another must-see destination to add to their itinerary, and it’s all about poop.
As reported by Kotaku, the Unko Museum (literally, Poop Museum) will open in Yokohama, ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A robot arm has successfully picked up pebble-sized pieces of radioactive fuel at the Fukushima nuclear plant in a complex operation seen as key to clean-up efforts after the 2011 meltdown, officials said Thursday.
Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) on Wednesday sent d...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Swimming sensation Rikako Ikee expressed gratitude on Wednesday for the messages of encouragement she received following her announcement that she has been diagnosed with leukemia.
“Thank you for the many messages since yesterday,” the 18-year-old Tokyo Olympic gold medal hopeful ...

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