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KANTA ON MANGA / WWII Tale Recalls The Horrors of Battle

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The manga this week
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
By Kazuyoshi Takeda (Hakusensha)
In 1943 during World War II, Japanese and U.S. forces fought a battle on Attu Island in the North Pacific, in which nearly all of the 2,600 Japanese soldiers deployed on the island were killed. To ...

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First-ever Electronic Taiko Developed with Help From World-famous Japanese Drum Troupe

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Kodo drummers help modern technology blend with one of Japan’s most traditional instruments.
Taiko, Japanese drums, have a centuries-long cultural legacy. Often heard at Japanese festivals and religious ceremonies, their driving, primal sound occupies an important place in the natio...

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Rodeo Boy Exercise Fitness Machine Uses Horseback Riding Motion to Deliver Home Fitness

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A few years ago we noticed a lot of online chatter about Japanese fitness machines that recreated rodeo-style motions. People sniggered because they seemed wacky or even suggestive. But they work — and Japanese manufacturers continue to borrow the all-American idea of rodeo to prod...

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Quake-hit Railway Striving to Win Back Passengers

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MINAMIASO, Kumamoto (Jiji Press) — A local railway operator in Kumamoto Prefecture is working hard to win back passengers by taking various new steps about 16 months after a series of powerful earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture.
Minami-aso Railway Co., a publi...

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Japan’s Cuddly Kitty Pouches Will Fill Your Heart with Love as You Fill Them with Other Stuff

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Designers claim heart-meltingly cute zippered pouches are as soft as marshmallows.
Pouches are supposed to be a zero-net gain relationship for their owners. You can’t take anything out of a pouch that you didn’t first put in it, so really there’s no way to come out ahead in your dea...

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Air K Grounded For Rest of Season

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
CINCINNATI (AFP-Jiji) — World No. 9 Kei Nishikori of Japan will miss the remainder of the 2017 ATP season after suffering a torn tendon in his right wrist, his management team announced Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Asian No. 1 will miss the upcoming U.S. Open, on the New York hardc...

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Creative Sole: Japanese Sneaker Culture Explores The Multicultural World of Japan’s Casual Footwear Design

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The writer Manami Okazaki has carved out a solid name for herself in what are sometimes dismissively called “coffee-table books”, but are at heart lovingly conceived and designed photo books or art catalogues. Previous examples of her books include Kokeshi, from Tohoku with Love, a...

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U.S. Continues to Fly Ospreys Despite Japan's Request For Halt

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The U.S. Marine Corps said Wednesday it will continue flight operations of Osprey aircraft in Japan as it judged them to be safe despite Tokyo's request for a halt following a fatal crash off the coast of Australia last week.
After an initial examination of the accident, Lt....

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Maehara Vows to Review DP Ties with Other Parties

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Monday promised to review his Democratic Party’s cooperation with other opposition forces including the Japanese Communist Party.
At a press conference, Maehara, 55, said he will carry out the review if he is elected p...

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One Piece’s Creator Refusing to Write About His Struggles Could Be a Reason For Its Huge Success

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With over 416 million copies sold worldwide, he sure knows what makes readers tick.
When the hit series One Piece was serialized, its creator Eiichiro Oda was working an insane work schedule that would make any aspiring manga artist think twice about their choice of career.
Hard wor...

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