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Low-priced Sailor Moon Fashion Returns with New Winter Pieces from Uniqlo Sister Brand GU

  • Category:Souvenir
ROCKET NEWS
 
The lineup includes showstoppers like embroidered boots and velour pants, all with new motifs that everyone will want to get their hands on.
In March this year, fashionistas on a budget were thrilled when Uniqlo’s sister brand GU released a collection of reasonably priced Sailor Moo...

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Ginza's 300Bar wins Japan's Best Mojito Award

  • Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Ever wondered where the best place to enjoy a refreshing Mojito in Japan is? Well, 300Bar, with three locations in Tokyo's Ginza district, is a serious contender. It has just been awarded by the Cuban Embassy in Tokyo 'The most authentic Mojito in Japan' certificate.
Last ye...

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Kyoto’s Fox Bride Wedding Kimono Makeovers Let You Indulge in Cultural Cosplay

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Photos studio in the historical Arashiyama neighborhood offers a makeover/photo package you won’t find anywhere else.
Like many photo studios in Kyoto, Studio Kokoro offers plans in which customers can don the kimono of a maiko (apprentice geisha) and have their hair and makeup done...

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Darth Vader Helps You Fight off Hunger with a Helmet Automatic Snack Dispenser

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
May the Force be with you — and also your appetite. Because Darth Vader and a stormtrooper are here to make sure you don’t get peckish.
Proving yet again that Japan really does produce the best exclusive Star Wars merchandise, in spite of the series’ overseas roots, the Star Wars D...

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Amazon Opens Physical Bar Space For Ten Days in Tokyo

  • Category:Cafe
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Amazon continues its expansion into the offline sphere with a new space, but, unlike its recent entry into the North American bookstore and food market sectors, this one will focus entirely on alcoholic drinks.
Following in the footsteps of Rakuten’s own bricks-and-mortar projects,...

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Japan Inc Wants Abe Election Win, But with Smaller Majority

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition to stay in power in this Sunday’s national election but about two-thirds want it to lose seats, a Reuters poll found.
The survey suggests corporations want political stability but don’t want ...

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Oi Nuclear Reactors Set to Be Decommissioned

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Kansai Electric Power Co. intends to decommission the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture when the plant reaches 40 years of service in 2019, it has been learned.
KEPCO made the decision because the distinctive structure of the reactors’ con...

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Marie Schuller Makes Stunning New Stella McCartney Fashion Video in Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The fashion brand Stella McCartney has shot a stunning new promotional video in Japan.
 
Directed by the fashion filmmaker Marie Schuller, the video advertises the Stella McCartney autumn-winter collection of ladies’ wear as well as the Stella McCartney line of Adidas shoes. The vi...

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Japan Now Has Drinkable Roasted Sweet Potato, and it’s Practically a Dessert in a Bottle!

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
One of Japan’s comfort foods will be available as a hot dessert drinkstraight from a vending machine! 
Sweets fan will no doubt be happy to hear that JR East Water Business and House Wellness Foods will be offering a unique dessert beverage that’s basically a roasted sweet potato in...

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Running Tokyo

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JAPAN TRAVEL
A 42 km running tour of Tokyo aka the Tokyo Marathon
The last kilometer along the shopping street of Marunouchi to Tokyo Station was a mix of torture and bliss because my legs were hurting so much and also because I was almost done.
Race day. The D-Day. The Tokyo Marathon. My second ...

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