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Japanese Emperor’s Abdication Date Set, End of Heisei Era Now Officially on The Horizon
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ROCKET NEWS
The Japanese Prime Minister made the announcement today, following a meeting held by the Imperial Household Council.
Ever since news of Emperor Akihito’s plans to abdicate the throne emerged in July last year, the Imperial Household Agency has refrained from making any official anno...
The Japanese Prime Minister made the announcement today, following a meeting held by the Imperial Household Council.
Ever since news of Emperor Akihito’s plans to abdicate the throne emerged in July last year, the Imperial Household Agency has refrained from making any official anno...
- December 2, 2017
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Japanese Tearoom-themed Hotel Koé Tokyo Opens Next year in Shibuya
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JAPAN TRENDS
While Kyoto is usually the place in Japan best known for traditions and cultural heritage, visitors to Tokyo who want to experience this firsthand can enjoy a stay at hotel koé from February next year.
Opening February 9th and accepting bookings from December 11th, hotel koé tokyo ...
While Kyoto is usually the place in Japan best known for traditions and cultural heritage, visitors to Tokyo who want to experience this firsthand can enjoy a stay at hotel koé from February next year.
Opening February 9th and accepting bookings from December 11th, hotel koé tokyo ...
- December 1, 2017
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Tokyo Has a Special Rescue Bus for Drunks Who Fall Asleep On The Last Train During Party Season
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ROCKET NEWS
Slipped into a comfortable beer nap and missed your stop?
TheOversleeping Rescue Bus is here to help!
Public transportation companies in Japan pride themselves on precision and punctuality. This is, after all, the country where a train leaving 20 seconds early is grounds for an offi...
Slipped into a comfortable beer nap and missed your stop?
TheOversleeping Rescue Bus is here to help!
Public transportation companies in Japan pride themselves on precision and punctuality. This is, after all, the country where a train leaving 20 seconds early is grounds for an offi...
- December 1, 2017
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Tokyo Subway 'Phantom Station' Reveals Itself to Passengers for First Time in Nearly 90 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Ginza Line of the Tokyo Metro connects the capital’s Shibuya and Asakusa districts, and consists of 19 stations that passengers can get off at. But unbeknownst to many people, if you ride the entire line you’ll actually pass through 20 different stations.
The Ginza Lin...
TOKYO - The Ginza Line of the Tokyo Metro connects the capital’s Shibuya and Asakusa districts, and consists of 19 stations that passengers can get off at. But unbeknownst to many people, if you ride the entire line you’ll actually pass through 20 different stations.
The Ginza Lin...
- November 30, 2017
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Toyota T-HR3 Humanoid Robot Can Mimic Remote Human Operator Movements
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JAPAN TRENDS
Toyota has announced the its latest humanoid robot, the T-HR3.
The third generation in a series that Toyota has been developing for many years, the new robot has the ability to mimic human movements, perhaps taking us closer to the world of Japanese mecha science fiction.
The THR-3...
Toyota has announced the its latest humanoid robot, the T-HR3.
The third generation in a series that Toyota has been developing for many years, the new robot has the ability to mimic human movements, perhaps taking us closer to the world of Japanese mecha science fiction.
The THR-3...
- November 29, 2017
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Singing in The Service of Japan: Classically Trained ‘MSDF Diva’ Yukari Miyake Sails to The Pop Side of Nation’s Musical History
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
- November 29, 2017
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Lotteria to Commemorate “Good Meat Day” with Their Meatiest Steak Sandwich Yet
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Sounds like this might be the best Good Meat Day ever.
When the Earl of Sandwich made history by sitting down to a card game and creating the greatest, most versatile food stuff ever, he knew that the thing he gave his name to was just a vehicle for getting the filling to his mouth ...
Sounds like this might be the best Good Meat Day ever.
When the Earl of Sandwich made history by sitting down to a card game and creating the greatest, most versatile food stuff ever, he knew that the thing he gave his name to was just a vehicle for getting the filling to his mouth ...
- November 28, 2017
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Rice Straw Dinosaur Sculptures Dazzle Visitors in Sendai, Northeast Japan
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Students in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, have created dinosaur sculptures using rice straw from farmers affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
There are six straw dinosaurs on display. The biggest is a stegosaurus that measures a whopping six meters. Visitors brave en...
Students in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, have created dinosaur sculptures using rice straw from farmers affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
There are six straw dinosaurs on display. The biggest is a stegosaurus that measures a whopping six meters. Visitors brave en...
- November 27, 2017
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Media Get First Look at Construction of Maglev Line Station at Shinagawa
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The maglev station currently being built at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo was opened to the media for the first time Friday since work began last year.
Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai) showed media the construction site which is 40 meters below Shinagawa Station. The new sta...
TOKYO - The maglev station currently being built at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo was opened to the media for the first time Friday since work began last year.
Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai) showed media the construction site which is 40 meters below Shinagawa Station. The new sta...
- November 25, 2017
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Fresh Soba, Sake Festival Kicks Off
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Oedo Waen, an event at which visitors can enjoy newly brewed sake and soba made from the new buckwheat crop, started Thursday at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
At the four-day event subtitled “an exposition of soba and Japanese sake,” about 100 brands of sake from across the...
Oedo Waen, an event at which visitors can enjoy newly brewed sake and soba made from the new buckwheat crop, started Thursday at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
At the four-day event subtitled “an exposition of soba and Japanese sake,” about 100 brands of sake from across the...
- November 24, 2017
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