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Weakening Typhoon Edges Closer to Central Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A weakening Typhoon Noru churned closer to central Japan on Monday, pounding parts of the country with torrential rain, but it had lost much of the strength that at one point made it the world's strongest storm this year.
Evacuation advisories were issued for tens of thousan...

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Kengo Kuma to Design New Meiji Jingu Museum, Opening in Autumn 2019

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A new museum will open in Meiji Shrine (or Meiji Jingu), the central Tokyo shrine linked to the Imperial Family that is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city.
Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, Meiji Jingu Museum is set to open in autumn 2019 to coincide with ce...

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Hosono Leaving DP to Create New Party

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Democratic Party Deputy President Goshi Hosono informed fellow party members on Friday that he intends to leave the top opposition party and aims to form a new political party.
Hosono, a House of Representatives lawmaker, revealed his plans at a meetin...

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Ring, Ring, Your Giant Nuclear Monster is Calling

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ROCKET NEWS
 
April Fools Jokes coming out of Japan have a track record of becoming reality.
The largest example in recent years was the combining of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Shin Godzilla after both franchises shared director Hideaki Anno.
 
One illustration led to over a year’s worth of art ...

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TOKYO 1964-2020 / AI Set to Keep a Watchful Eye Out for Terrorism

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
This is the fourth installment of a series that uses the Olympics to take a fresh look at the past and future of the nation.
Advanced technologies that use artificial intelligence, or AI, are likely to be introduced to help detect terrorists as part of security for the 2020 Tokyo...

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Cat Desktop Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is Meme Homage with a Practical Twist

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Anyone who has ever trawled YouTube will have encountered videos of cats.
And probably anyone who had looked at more than a few would have soon encountered a subgenre of the YouTube cat video: cats sitting on Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners as they move around the kitchen cleaning. ...

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Two Quakes Jolt Eastern Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Two earthquakes jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday morning but there was no tsunami alert issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The first quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 , hit at 2:02 a.m. The meteorological...

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Idol Singer Girl Sweat Flavor Fried Chicken Goes on Sale in Tokyo

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Yes, of course it’s made with breast meat.
Tenka Torimasu is a chain of take-out restaurants with a half-dozen branches in Tokyo (and a few more elsewhere in Japan) that specializes in karaage, boneless chunks of Japanese-style fried chicken. While fried chicken is plenty delicious ...

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Japanese Company Produces Organic Miso Powder in Collaboration with Model Miranda Kerr

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - If you asked Japanese people on the street to name one of their favorite models from overseas, chances are that Australian beauty Miranda Kerr would be on that list. Kerr’s good looks have been used to advertise everything from handbags to jewellery and even fat-shedding tea...

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Launches Official Promotional Song and Summer Dance

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The countdown to the 2020 Olympics continues in earnest: there is now just three years until the opening of the Summer Games. While the main stadium in central Tokyo is still far from completion, along with most of the other venues and facilities, the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at lea...

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