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McDonald’s Japan’s Matcha Dessert Family Grows with New Strawberry Green Tea Frappe

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Every time a restaurant or cafe chain in Japan announces a new line of sweets, we’re filled with a powerful mix of emotions. Two of them, naturally, are joy and hunger, but there’s also a little bit of fear in our hearts.
See, a lot of these desserts are limited time affairs...

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White Tiger Kills Zookeeper in Japan But Family Urges Mercy

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BBC
 
A rare white tiger has mauled a zookeeper to death in its enclosure at a zoo in Japan, officials say.
Akira Furusho, 40, was found bleeding from the neck in the tiger's cage at the zoo in the southern city of Kagoshima. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
The male tiger, named Rik...

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Osako Sets New Japan Record at Chicago Marathon, Finishes 3rd

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
CHICAGO — Suguru Osako hammered out a new national record at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, clocking 2 hours 5 minutes 50 seconds to finish third in the men’s race.
The 27-year-old shaved 21 seconds off the previous record set by Yuta Shitara in February this year.
Britain’s Mo ...

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New Kirby Character Cafe in Tokyo Features Unique Food Dishes And Drinks

  • Category:Cafe
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Fans of the Nintendo game character Kirby can rejoice at a new dining establishment in Tokyo aimed squarely at them. The Tokyo Skytree’s Solamachi mall will once again host a Kirby pop-up cafe, opening September 27th.
Of course, the cafe offering “delicious times, precious memories...

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New Japanese Kit Kat Features Flavour of Traditional Shingen Mochi Dessert

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ROCKET NEWS
 
If you love the Japanese raindrop water cake that’s been taking the world by storm, you’ll love this new Kit Kat variety.
Back in 2014, we introduced the world to the wonders of the Japanese water cake, a sweet so delicate it disappears after 30 minutes. Called Mizu Shingen Mochi (W...

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Number of Japan Minors Victimized in Crimes Via Social Media Down Slightly But Remains High: National Police Agency

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of minors who fell prey to sexual and other crimes through the use of social media in the first half of 2018 dropped from a year earlier but remained high, provisional data by the National Police Agency showed Thursday.
A total of 856 minors under 18 fell victim, down 63 ...

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Cartier Opens Luxury Juste Un Clou Convenience Store in Omotesando, Tokyo

  • Category:Shopping
JAPAN TRENDS
 
They say everything in Omotesando is twice as expensive (if not more) than the rest of Tokyo. Here’s further proof if any was needed.
Luxury brand Cartier has opened a special pop-up convenience store in the backstreets just off the central Tokyo boulevard that is home to many flag...

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Nobel Prize Winner Honjo Expresses Delight

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Tasuku Honjo, distinguished professor at Kyoto University, said Tuesday that he has led a fortunate life, expressing his delight at winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Honjo, 76, wearing a navy suit and a light blue tie, arrived at the uni...

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45.2% Do Not View Abe Cabinet Reshuffle Positively: Poll

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest cabinet reshuffle has failed to gain much public support, with a Kyodo News survey showing Wednesday that 45.2 percent of respondents did not view it positively, while only 31.0 percent said they did.
A reshuffle typically helps boost a cab...

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Treated Water at Fukushima Plant Far Too Unsafe To Be Dumped Soon

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ASAHI SHINBUN
 
Steps to purify a radioactive water buildup at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have come to naught, forcing the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., to go back to the drawing board.
On Sept. 28, TEPCO acknowledged that about 80 percent of the water in giant storage...

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