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This special ice cream treat cannot be found in stores.
Baby Star is a popular snack food in Japan made up of dried ramen noodles and flavored with the great taste of chicken and soy sauce.
However, due to its longevity, makers Oyatsu Company have been hard at work concocting new wa...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, leader of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), on Sunday left open the possibility of her party forming a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party after the Oct. 22 general election, while apparently keeping in mind a scenario of ousting Pr...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Something spooky is brewing this autumn at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba. Through Oct 31, the five-star hotel is embracing the season of screams and scares by hosting a Halloween-themed dessert buffet that’s no tricks, just treats.
Held at Seascape Terrace Dining, the two-hour pla...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
FUKUOKA — In an illustration, the kimono-wearing figures appear to be straight out of ukiyo-e, but the setting is contemporary: at an office. One of the three figures, who seems to be the boss, says: “You lack ‘motivation!’ ‘Motivation!’” Right next to the line is another sentenc...

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Promotional tie-in for upcoming film Bin Laden is My Prey has aninspired flavor choice.
There was a time when endorsements from Hollywood celebrities were everywhere in Japanese advertising. Some of the most surreal ads were the ones in which American cinematic A-listers hawked prod...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - For a long time some companies have chosen to check out job candidates’ social media pages in order to find out more about the people they are considering employing, leading some people to create two or more accounts, with one specially sanitised for prospective bosses, usin...

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Eminent dancer-choreographer Tetsuya Kumakawa has embarked on a new challenge with his K-Ballet Company, producing its first completely original work in the upcoming ballet “Cleopatra.”
This is the first work for the K-Ballet for which there was no pre-existing story or score. “C...

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Paramount Pictures thinks “blue mammal with one giant eyeball who runs really fast” is a fine foundation for a live-action movie.
I’m usually not one to exasperatedly sigh and declare that “Hollywood has officially run out of ideas” when a remake or adaptation gets announced. Movie-...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The new political party led by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike unveiled Tuesday its first batch of candidates for the Oct 22 lower house election, aiming to ultimately mount an attempt to take power from the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Party of Hope named a...

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TOKYO - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced Monday its six-point campaign platform for the Oct 22 House of Representatives election, including a commitment to debate a revision to the Japanese Constitution.
Official campaigning for the election, in which the LDP will face ...

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