JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS.
A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17 a.m. from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the Michibiki No.2 satellite, footage by
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JAPAN TIMES
 
Hirohiko Sunami’s hands emerge from his indigo vat covered in rivulets of fermenting natural dye. The light is dim in this Kojima workshop, but a few stray sunbeams reflect off the millions of bubbles at the vat’s surface as Sunami pulls a piece of cotton from the dark liquid. “Look...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
“Tokyo Art City by Naked” is set to be the latest digital spectacle to take the capital by storm when it runs at Gallery Aamo inside Tokyo Dome from June 16th to September 3rd.
 
Mixing video, installation and projection mapping, the immersive exhibition is themed around the titula...

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Feline-themed baked goods are as heart-melting as they aremouthwatering.
Tokyo and Osaka have always had a bit of a rivalry. While the former is undoubtedly the business and cultural capital of the country (not to mention the political capital), Osaka is also a prominent center of c...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  - Ai Miyazato said Monday her struggles to stay motivated triggered the decision to retire at the end of the season, something she has been trying to overcome the past five years.
"I tried to find a way to get over them," the 31-year-old Miyazato said at a press conference. "...

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TOKYO  - Ships and helicopters from the Japan Coast Guard on Saturday took part in a review of their fleet and drills. It was the first time in five years the drills had been conducted.
Guests from the public were invited to watch the drills in Toko Bay from the patrol vessel PLH...

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Tomica, the long-selling miniature toy cars produced by Tomy Co., have made their TV anime debut in a story about vehicles that transform into humanoid robots to rescue people from serious accidents and disasters.
Since its 1970 release, the Tomica series has included elaborate m...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Just in time for summer, long-standing Japanese confectionery company Morinaga is revamping one of their more popular sweets into a cool ice cream bar.
From Monday, May 29, grape-flavored Hi-Chew ice bars will go on sale
at convenience stores across Japan. Hi-Chew candies ar...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
LONDON – As a boy in the 1980s, Yuri Suzuki fell under the spell of video games and his father’s record collection. The family home was in bustling Shibuya Ward, near the border with Shinjuku, and the influence of global cultures within its walls was strong. Both parents were in pub...

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Fans are keeping their fingers crossed about this summer’s “Not Just Pikachu Pikachu Outbreak” event.
Is it finally happening?
For the last three summers, the city of Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, has played host to the biggest Pokémon celebration in the world: the Pikachu ...

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