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Furisode fashion gets a modern makeover.
Japan has sort of a conflicted relationship with kimono. Yes, the traditional garments are widely considered elegant and beautiful, but arranging the robe and properly tying the sash takes for more time than putting on Western-style clothing,...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - While Uniqlo can trace its corporate lineage back to 1949, it only opened its first store in 1984, and it didn’t really start taking off in popularity until after the turn of the millennium. Early on, Uniqlo’s most loyal customers were students and young adults with a tight ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - As we’ve seen time and time again, McDonald’s Japan likes to shake up its menu to keep customers coming back to try all the new and limited-time goodies, with everything from peach milkshakes and Pikachu McFlurries to monstrous burgers like the Giga Mac.
Last year, they also...

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Iconic character from Hayao Miyazaki anime is ready to terrify and/or charm you at mealtime.
Just about every Studio Ghibli anime features a plucky heroine who has an adventure, or at least a dramatic coming-of-age experience. Along the way, she generally meets a handsome, helpful y...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — New shachihoko ornaments for the towers of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto went on display Wednesday at a tourist facility near the castle, which was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in April last year.
Jolted by the quakes, a total of four sculptures o...

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Travelers to Japan will soon be able shop duty-free as soon as they land, eliminating the need to carry heavy purchases on-board beforehand.  
Narita International Airport, Japan’s predominant international airport, is about to become the first airport in Japan to receive duty-free ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
While fans of the Capcom video game franchise Street Fighter are stereotypically male, now female aficionados can get their hands on two official sporty lingerie sets based on the characters of Chun-Li and Cammy White.
These two new Street Fighter lingerie sets don’t come cheap, th...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SYDNEY - Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power.
The organisation has waged a 12-year high-seas battle against whaling in the Southern Ocean, c...

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This is no ordinary sweet potato offering.
Häagen-Dazs has been spoiling its Japanese customers with unusual flavours specifically geared towards local tastes for a number of years now, and while many of the company’s limited-edition releases have showcased well-known ingredients li...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
In the presidential election to be held on Friday for the opposition Democratic Party, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has the support of about 50 percent of the 127 people scheduled to be candidates on the party ticket in national elections.
This puts Maehara in the lead o...

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