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Abe, Duterte Discuss North Korea Issue

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held talks at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Abe and Duterte were expected to confirm their cooperation on handling provocations by North Korea and China’s increasing...

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Japan’s McCafé Gives Us New Line of Drinkable Apple Desserts and They Look Perfectly Delectable!

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Looking for something sweet? Now you can drink an apple dessert at a McCafé in Japan! 
Drinkable desserts have been quite the thing in Japan for some time now, including at McCafé by Barista, McDonald’s Japan’s sub-chain of cafes, where a variety of decadently sweet drinks have been...

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Crafts Center in Southern Japan Creates Miniature Furniture For Cats

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
There’s an old joke that the Japanese internet comprises 50% food and 50% cats.
This campaign by Okawa City probably won’t do much to change this reputation: it’s clearly made to indulge feline fans everywhere. And there isn’t anything wrong with that.
 
Furniture makers created ge...

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Pair of High-end Persimmons Fetch Y540,000 at Season's 1st Auction

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JAPAN TODAY
 
NAGOYA - A pair of high-end persimmons harvested in central Japan fetched 540,000 yen at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Thursday.
The cultivar, developed by the Gifu prefectural government over 10 years and put on the market last year, is crispy and has a ...

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Fighters Win Draft Rights to Kiyomiya

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will likely lose one superstar, but they have the opportunity to replace him after winning the negotiating rights to Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya at the
Nippon Professional Baseball amateur draft on Thursday in Tokyo.
Seven ...

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Japanese Emperor Abdication Date Revealed by Government Officials in New Report

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The date will bring an end to Japan’s current Heisei era.
In July last year, reports began surfacing that Japan’s Emperor Akihito would be breaking with centuries of tradition by requesting to abdicate the throne, in a move that would make him the first Emperor to relinquish his tit...

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'Fantasia' Festival Combines Music with Traditional Japanese Culture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - “Fantasia,” which will be held in Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov 18, is a brand new music festival that celebrates Japanese beauty through music, fashion and media art.
Titled “Fantasia - Episode 1 Princess Kaguya,” the show will be based on
"Taketori Monogatari,” ...

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Tokyo Signs: T-shirts, Bags and More Inspired by The Streets of Japan’s Capital

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Signs is a new series of products launched by our friends at Tokyo-based design and web development studio Bento Graphics.
As any visitor or resident will attest, every alleyway or thoroughfare in
Tokyo is a feast to the eyes: maybe not in terms of conventional standards of b...

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Ruling Bloc to Focus on Constitution Reform After Election Win

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, buoyed by a huge election win for lawmakers who favor revising Japan's postwar, pacifist constitution, signaled a push toward his long-held goal on Monday but will need to convince a divided public to succeed.
Parties in favor of amending the U.S.-...

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2017 Lower House Election / Coalition Set for Landslide Win / CDPJ Makes Strong Showing; Kibo No To Likely To Fall Short

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito looked set to win a crushing victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, together far surpassing a majority in the 465-seat lower house, according to joint exit polls by The Yomiuri Shimbun an...

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