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Love-themed Bookstore Bar Run by Hosts Opens in Kabukicho, Shinjuku

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
One of the big changes in the Tokyo landscape in recent years has been the ongoing gentrification of the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku. Long a no-go zone unless you wanted to visit one of the less than savory establishments that Tokyo had to offer, the gangsters and pimp have been...

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Scary Sweets and Diabolical Desserts Await the Brave at Amazing Halloween Food Event at Isetan Kyoto

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The growth of Halloween cosplay, especially gatherings in major public areas such as Shibuya, has been one of the most marked trends in Tokyo in recent years.
If you don’t fancy dressing up in a Mario costume and hanging with the youngsters in Hachiko, another way to get into the H...

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Latest Comeback Is So That He Can Leave an Anime Behind For His Grandson

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ROCKET NEWS
 
76-year-old anime legend wants the film to be his legacy after he moves on to the next world.
The first time anime director Hayao Miyazaki “retired,” after the release of Princess Mononoke in 1997, he stayed away from animated feature films for four years before coming back to make ...

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Pipe Organist Satoko Kawagoe: One Japanese Woman's Drive to Carve a Career For Herself

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Though entrepreneurship and the gig economy are seeing an uptick in Japan, full-time roles in large and established Japanese companies remain the employment of choice for most job-seekers in
Tokyo. Satoko Kawagoe, however, was willing to forgo that security to pursue a caree...

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Abe Reelected PM, Retains All Ministers

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shinzo Abe, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was reelected prime minister by both chambers of the Diet at plenary meetings Wednesday, when a special Diet session opened following the Oct. 22 general election.
Abe decided to retain all Cabinet minist...

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Department Store Chain Parco Develops Retail Robot Siriusbot to Guide Customers, Do Stocktaking

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese department store chain Parco has developed a new robot to assist in retail tasks. Co-developed by 08Works and Nihon Unisys, Siriusbot is reported to be the first robot of its kind to specialize in commercial facilities and retail.
Joining SoftBank’s Pepper and androids lik...

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Abe, Duterte Discuss North Korea Issue

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held talks at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Abe and Duterte were expected to confirm their cooperation on handling provocations by North Korea and China’s increasing...

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Japan’s McCafé Gives Us New Line of Drinkable Apple Desserts and They Look Perfectly Delectable!

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Looking for something sweet? Now you can drink an apple dessert at a McCafé in Japan! 
Drinkable desserts have been quite the thing in Japan for some time now, including at McCafé by Barista, McDonald’s Japan’s sub-chain of cafes, where a variety of decadently sweet drinks have been...

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Crafts Center in Southern Japan Creates Miniature Furniture For Cats

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
There’s an old joke that the Japanese internet comprises 50% food and 50% cats.
This campaign by Okawa City probably won’t do much to change this reputation: it’s clearly made to indulge feline fans everywhere. And there isn’t anything wrong with that.
 
Furniture makers created ge...

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Pair of High-end Persimmons Fetch Y540,000 at Season's 1st Auction

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGOYA - A pair of high-end persimmons harvested in central Japan fetched 540,000 yen at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Thursday.
The cultivar, developed by the Gifu prefectural government over 10 years and put on the market last year, is crispy and has a ...

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