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Tokyo Electric Power Company Offers Virtual Tour of Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Site

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is seeking to restore public confidence in its decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant through offering a “virtual tour” of the site.
The Inside Fukushima Daiichi online platform is available in Japanese and English.
It has ...

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ANA to Enable Passengers to Redeem Upgrade Points and Miles in Premium Economy

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - All Nippon Airways (ANA) is rolling out changes to its Premium Economy. Starting from April 1, 2019, traveling period, ANA will enable ANA Mileage Club members to reserve seats in Premium Economy with ANA award tickets. Furthermore, ANA will allow members to upgrade from Eco...

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Japanese Kabuki Prints – In Pictures

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theatre that was hugely popular from the 1600s to the 1800s. Stylised and spectacular, it featured superstar male actors whose wild expressions were often immortalised by artists such as Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and then reproduced using...

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Expenses Spared: Japan’s Rugby Union Players Are Being paid Just £13 Per Day

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THE GUARDIAN
 
If Eddie Jones’s warning that they will be “physically smashed” against England on Saturday was not jarring enough for Japan’s players, their coach has revealed his squad are being paid only £13.64 a day (2,000 yen) to represent their country.
That amount does not even cover a stea...

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Japan GDP: Natural Disasters Hit Economic Growth

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BBC NEWS
 
Japan's economy shrank in the third quarter as natural disasters hit spending and disrupted exports.
The economy contracted by an annualised 1.2% between July and September, preliminary figures showed.
A devastating earthquake and typhoon were among the disasters to hit Japan this year...

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Trailer for “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” Promises a Show Filled with Unforgettable Turbocharged Battles

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Featuring the universe’s most powerful and fearsome Super Saiyan to date.
After an explosive series of action-packed teasers of the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie, the much anticipated animated film of crackling energy-filled battles is finally here.
On 14 November, Legenda...

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Nagoya Cafe’s Egg Sandwich Proves ‘Simple is Best’

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
NAGOYA — In Nagoya’s nostalgic Endoji shopping district, a cafe is serving an egg sandwich that has preserved the original taste of a sandwich from an 81-year-old cafe.
Even though the original cafe has now closed down, the new cafe started serving food at the same location under...

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Japanese Government Mulls Promoting Telecommuting to Hire More Disabled People

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government will promote telecommuting to hire more people with disabilities, according to informed sources.
The call will go out for ministries and agencies to consider measures by the end of March to make it easier for disabled officials to use telecommuting programs, mainly by...

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Gov't OKs Bill to Make 10-day Holiday Around 2019 Imperial Succession

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to assign one-off holidays related to the imperial succession next year, creating a 10-day Golden Week holiday period from late April.
Once the bill clears the Diet, May 1, the day when Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the imperial thr...

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Hello Kitty Trains To Run on Keio and Shinjuku Line in Tokyo from November

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
If you loved the Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train, then you will adore the new Toei Shinjuku Line trains. Operator Keio will deck out certain Shinjuku Line trains in a Hello Kitty theme, starting November 1st.
The ten-carriage trains, which will also run on the main Keio Line, a...

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