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Pitch-black Instant Ramen Added to Cup Noodle Lineup

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - While the “men” part of the word “ramen” means “noodles,” it’s really the broth that makes ramen special. The noodles themselves don’t really have much flavor, after all.
Soy, miso, and pork are the most popular choices of stock, and each imparts its own unique flavor. Regar...

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Eel Slightly Cheaper, But Long-term Supply Uncertain

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Tuesday will mark one of this summer’s “doyo no ushi no hi,” a traditional eel-eating day, and this year we are likely to be able to eat eel at slightly cheaper prices than last year.
Thanks to larger catches of glass eels for farming compared to last season, the wholesale price ...

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Hijab Cosplay Takes Off as Muslim Women Embrace Fan Culture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
JAKARTA - After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow "hijab", or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair.
"Wearing a hijab should not be a barrier for anything. We are free to be creative," said the 24-year-old Indonesian design...

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First-ever Bon-Odori Dance Festival To Be Held at Shibuya Scramble Crossing for Obon

  • Category:Festival
ROCKET NEWS
 
 
Shibuya’s giant scramble crossing will be closed to traffic for a summer street festival.
Obon, the Japanese festival to honour the spirits of one’s deceased ancestors, has been held annually in Japan for the past 500 years. The custom involves returning to the family home to clea...

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Luxury Train Debuts on Yokohama-to-Shimoda Route Along Izu Coast

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SHIZUOKA - Railway operators Tokyu Corp and Izukyu Corp on Friday began operating a luxury train service between Yokohama and the south of the Izu Peninsula -- a popular hot spring resort area.
The first train of The Royal Express left Yokohama Station for Shimoda near the southern ...

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Piko Taro and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Promote United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you thought Piko Taro was silly enough when he made his viral hit Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen, you were probably surprised when he started appearing in mainstream TV commercials.
You were probably then shocked when he teamed up with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to promote low-energy ...

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Smartphones In Japan: How to Buy, Unlock and Change Plans

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A lot has changed in the mobile phone landscape in Japan the last few years.
Cell phones used to be very heavily restricted. You had a choice of three large companies, all offering near-identical packages and prices, with customer service standards that generally fell well b...

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Sushi-delivering Robots To Go Into Operation in Japan Next Month

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ROCKET NEWS
 
If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we have robots deliver our sushi? Oh, wait, apparently we can do that too.
It’s hard to fully express the joy of eating at a kaitenzushi restaurant, where conveyor belts parade an endless loop of mouthwatering plates of sushi right in front...

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Number of Crimes on Track to Hit Postwar Low in 2017

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of criminal offenses reported to police in the country in January-June fell 7.7 percent from a year earlier to 450,887, on track to hit an annual postwar low, a National Police Agency report showed Thursday.
The annual crime figure has kept declini...

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Security Cameras To be Set Up On Bullet Trains in Southwestern Japan

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
FUKUOKA - Kyushu Railway Co. said Wednesday it will install security cameras on its shinkansen bullet trains running in the southwestern main island of Kyushu from November to enhance security ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The railway operator will introduce the ...

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