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Chocolate Curry Brings Odd Combination to The Table for Valentine’s Day

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Now you can have a romantic dinner and chocolate all wrapped up in one package!
No matter where in the world you celebrate Valentine’s Day, the holiday is almost synonymous with one thing: chocolate. Whether you’re a woman in Japan buying giri-choco for every guy you know, or a resi...

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Tokyo Midtown to Create Mini Mt Fuji with Projection Mapping

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Midtown will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special installation, Fuji-san: Japan, the Beautiful Garden.
Themed around Mt Fuji (Fuji-san in Japanese), it will feature a replica of Japan’s most famous mountain measuring 5 meters in height and around 15 meters in width. ...

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Women at Work / Firms Act to Up Awareness of Unfair Treatment

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Companies are increasing their efforts to raise employees’ awareness of so-called maternity harassment, the unfair treatment of women in the workplace who are pregnant or have children, under a revised law requiring them to take preventative measures against such harassment (see ...

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Sailor Moon Crystal is Set to Continue as Fourth Season is Announced

  • Category:Event
ROCKET NEWS
 
Anime reboot wrapped up its third arc in 2016, but it’s still got stories to tell.
While it’d be unfairly harsh to call Sailor Moon Crystal a failure, many fans of anime’s most famous magical girl franchise were initially hoping for a bit more out of the highly anticipated reboot. S...

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City of Akashi to Give Tours to Attract New Residents From Tokyo

  • Category:Tourism
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
AKASHI, Hyogo — The municipal government of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, has launched a program to attract new residents to the city from Tokyo and its neighboring areas, giving people guided tours with free accommodations to show them the city and its charms.
If tour participants m...

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Anime Hit 'Your Name.' Finally Coming to Theaters in U.S. and Canada

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — If you enjoy anime or Asian cinema, odds are you’ve been hearing a lot about “your name.”, director Makoto Shinkai’s latest completed project. After all, it’s been shattering all sorts of box office records since it opened in Japan at the end of last summer.
However, if you’...

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PNSP: National Theatre of Japan Creates Unique Traditional Performing Arts Version of Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TRENDS
 
From traditional instruments to the National Theatre mascot, you’ve never seen Piko Taro done quite like this.
The curiously attired Piko Taro recently returned with a follow-up to his global viral hit of last year, “PPAP.” However, “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” still continues to insp...

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Seizing The Moment

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Ozeki Kisenosato receives the Emperor’s Cup after defeating yokozuna Hakuho in Sunday’s finale of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
Kisenosato (14-1), who already wrapped up his first career championship the previous day, could be in line for a promotion to the sport’s...

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Kisenosato Clinches 1st Career Title

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Kisenosato has long been one of the top wrestlers in sumo, but he finally made it to the top of the mountain on Saturday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
The ozeki won his match, and later watched as yokozuna Hakuho lost to No. 10 maegashira Takanoiwa in the Day 14 finale, ...

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Tokyo Midtown to Create Mini Mt Fuji With Projection Mapping

  • Category:Mountain
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo Midtown will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special installation, Fuji-san: Japan, the Beautiful Garden.
Themed around Mt Fuji (Fuji-san in Japanese), it will feature a replica of Japan’s most famous mountain measuring 5 meters in height and around 15 meters in width. ...

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