JAPAN TRENDS
 
The former location for Aoyama Book Center is set to re-open next month as a new kind of concept bookstore, study space, and cafe. Bunkitsu will charge visitors a relatively high admission fee of ¥1,500, for which they get access to 30,000 books and 90 magazine titles.
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THE ECONOMIC TIMES
 
TOKYO: Japan is considering buying up to 100 F-35 stealth fighters from the US for more than USD 8.8 billion as it seeks to counter China's growing military presence in the region, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The reported purchase comes as President Donald Trump pushes Japa...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The first trailer for the upcoming Warner Brothers big-screen adaptation of Pokémon has been released and sparked an intense online response.
Starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds, the story Pokémon Detective Pikachu bears only a passing resemblance to the Pokémon anime, let alo...

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SORA NEWS
 
Walt Disney’s pre-Mickey creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was recently found in an unexpected place — Osaka, Japan!
Hardcore Disney fans, the kind who may want to party 26 hours straight at Tokyo Disney Resort on New Year’s Eve, may know of the character “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.” Cre...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MINAMITANE, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the 50 years since the first rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in September 1968.
The ceremony in the Kagoshima town of Minamitane, which hosts the Japan Aeros...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
KUMAMOTO – The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea on Sunday agreed to cooperate so that their countries can maintain proper medical services even if they are hit by a massive natural disaster.
At a meeting in the city of Kumamoto, the ministers adopted a joint statemen...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Fans of Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga and anime series can drink toasts to their favorite characters from this month at a new themed bar.
The venue will open on November 16th in the district of Ikebukuro inside the 46 Shokudo, which regularly hosts anime-themed pop-u...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
KYOTOGRAPHIE, which presented its sixth edition in 2018, is a world-class photographic event held in Kyoto for one month during spring, annually showcasing 15 Japanese and international photography exhibitions in iconic Kyoto architecture, with tailored scenography.
For the first ti...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Full-scale anime mecha statue will move, but not in Tokyo.
There’s something big and exciting coming to Japan in the summer of 2020. No, we’re not talking about the Olympics. We’re talking about a full-sized moving anime mecha.
A few years ago, organizers announced the Gundam Global...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Los Angeles Angels’ double-duty star Shohei Ohtani, speaking to the Japanese media a day after returning home, expressed satisfaction with his history-making but injury-hit debut season in the major leagues, which earned him the American League Rookie of the Year award.
“It w...

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