JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Crown Prince Naruhito turned 57 on Thursday saying he is ready to become emperor after his father Akihito, who could abdicate as soon as next year, and that like him, he will be an emperor who “shares the pain and joy of the people”.
A government panel is debating how to all...

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New product promises the look of “a shining idol singer.”
Japanese cosplay company Assist Wig gives top billing to its extensive line of hairpieces, which stand ready to help costumers replicate the vivid and dramatic hairstyles of their favorite anime characters. But the company has ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Ever wondered how quickly junior high school fashion changes in Japan?
Look back over the shifts in junior high school (known as “JK” in Japanese) fads from 2016 to 2015, 2008, 2000, 1995, 1980 and, er, 1684?
Produced by mobile phone provider NTT Docomo, this music video a whirlwin...

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KYOTO — A Frenchman recently hired at a long-standing art restoration company in Kyoto has taken his first steps toward becoming an expert in restoring Japanese artwork.
Yoan Rosenziveig, 36, from Nice, France, has devoted himself to improving his skills since he was employed in ...

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TOKYO — Japanese B-movie director, Seijun Suzuki, whose prolific output from gangster films to fantasies influenced international filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino, has died, his former studio announced on Wednesday. He was 93.
Suzuki died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disea...

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Uh oh, have you been behaving like an oafish gaijin?
We were recently invited to an event promoting the health benefits of Japanese-style breakfasts or wachoshoku, held at Tokyo’s iconic Hotel Okura. As part of the schedule, we were treated to a dining etiquette lesson from Reiko Ko...

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TOKYO — Sony Global Education Inc, which runs an education-related business, will release a programming learning kit for children on Saturday.
The kit, Koov, enables users to make a robot by freely combining motors, sensors and blocks and move it by using self-made software. With th...

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday revealed a wrist watch-type device to be worn by the so-called running police to prevent a terrorist attack during the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
The MPD has dispatched the running police since 2015. Officers run the course while...

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 TOKYO — Japan is in the middle of a live-action anime and manga adaptation boom, producing more movies and TV series based on animation and comics than ever before. But the transition isn’t always a smooth one, and sometimes films inspired by even phenomenally popular anime end up ...

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The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
Whether you want to indulge your crafty side with kitty felt kits and origami bird pouches or wearable fried prawn sleeping bags, Japanese company Felissimo ...

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