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Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan in January-April Tops 10 Million

  • Category:Tourism
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to April topped 10 million, reaching that level at the fastest pace on record, the Japan Tourism Agency said Thursday.
With the latest data, the annual number of overseas visitors to the country has now reached 1...

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Anime Sports Star Captain Tsubasa Tells World Betting On Horses Is As Much Fun As Playing Soccer

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Japan’s most popular symbol of the beautiful game continues with his newfound love of gambling.
Since its launch in 1981, the Captain Tsubasa manga/anime franchise has been synonymous with soccer. The story follows protagonist Tsubasa Ozora from his days as a soccer-loving elementar...

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Exhibit Features Paintings by Pioneering Father, Daughter

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 “Kyosai and Kyosui — The Soul of the Artists as Pioneered by Father and Daughter,” is an exhibition currently being held at Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. It serves as a precious opportunity not only to enjoy the wide range of talents possessed by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), who flouri...

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Vegan Recipe: Plain and Beetroot White Miso Hummus

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Apart from its countless health benefits, one of the best things about miso is that it can be used to cook pretty much whatever your heart desires. Soups (of course), pastes, fillings and sauces are standard, but using a little bit of creativity, you can turn this staple Jap...

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Snoopy Fever Continues in Japan as Peanuts Hotel Opens in Kobe in August

  • Category:Stay
JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you’re a fan of Charles M. Schulz’s endearing Snoopy character, then you will want to book a room at the Peanuts Hotel, which opens in Kobe, west Japan, on August 1st.
The hotel, whose slogan is “where guests feel comfortable” (taken from a 1962 Peanuts comic strip), is a celebr...

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Tokyo International Shark Film Festival Honors The Contributions of Sharks To The Art of Cinema

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ROCKET NEWS
 
 
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Loft, the TISFF returns.
For decades, sharks – with their cute stubby little noses, lifeless black doll-eyes, and rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth – have lit up the silver screen along with hearts of all ages. Of course sharks hav...

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YS-11 Takes Off Again

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TAKAMATSU (Jiji Press) — Aircraft fans flocked to Takamatsu Airport in Kagawa Prefecture on Friday as the YS-11 propeller aircraft, the first Japanese-developed passenger airplane, took off for its first flight in three years.
It is the only private sector-held YS-11 airplane tha...

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Japan's 3 Megabanks Consider Operating ATMs Jointly

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's three megabanks are considering jointly managing and developing automated teller machines to cut costs and boost profitability as they struggle in the extremely low interest rate environment, a source close to the matter said.
MUFG Bank Ltd, Mizuho Bank Ltd and Sumit...

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Abe, Trump Eye Talks Before and After U.S.-N Korea Summit

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan and the United States are arranging for their leaders to meet successively within only a week around a landmark U.S.-North Korean summit next month, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
The plan is for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tr...

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Strong Earthquake Hits Nagano Prefecture

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
An estimated magnitude of 5.1 earthquake with a focus in northern Nagano Prefecture occurred at around 10:29 a.m. on Saturday.
An intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was recorded in Nagano, Omachi and Ogawa. No tsunami warning has been issued.
Accord...

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