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Snoopy Fever Continues in Japan as Peanuts Hotel Opens in Kobe in August
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JAPAN TRENDS
If you’re a fan of Charles M. Schulz’s endearing Snoopy character, then you will want to book a room at the Peanuts Hotel, which opens in Kobe, west Japan, on August 1st.
The hotel, whose slogan is “where guests feel comfortable” (taken from a 1962 Peanuts comic strip), is a celebr...
If you’re a fan of Charles M. Schulz’s endearing Snoopy character, then you will want to book a room at the Peanuts Hotel, which opens in Kobe, west Japan, on August 1st.
The hotel, whose slogan is “where guests feel comfortable” (taken from a 1962 Peanuts comic strip), is a celebr...
- May 15, 2018
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Tokyo International Shark Film Festival Honors The Contributions of Sharks To The Art of Cinema
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ROCKET NEWS
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Loft, the TISFF returns.
For decades, sharks – with their cute stubby little noses, lifeless black doll-eyes, and rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth – have lit up the silver screen along with hearts of all ages. Of course sharks hav...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Loft, the TISFF returns.
For decades, sharks – with their cute stubby little noses, lifeless black doll-eyes, and rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth – have lit up the silver screen along with hearts of all ages. Of course sharks hav...
- May 15, 2018
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YS-11 Takes Off Again
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TAKAMATSU (Jiji Press) — Aircraft fans flocked to Takamatsu Airport in Kagawa Prefecture on Friday as the YS-11 propeller aircraft, the first Japanese-developed passenger airplane, took off for its first flight in three years.
It is the only private sector-held YS-11 airplane tha...
TAKAMATSU (Jiji Press) — Aircraft fans flocked to Takamatsu Airport in Kagawa Prefecture on Friday as the YS-11 propeller aircraft, the first Japanese-developed passenger airplane, took off for its first flight in three years.
It is the only private sector-held YS-11 airplane tha...
- May 14, 2018
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Japan's 3 Megabanks Consider Operating ATMs Jointly
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's three megabanks are considering jointly managing and developing automated teller machines to cut costs and boost profitability as they struggle in the extremely low interest rate environment, a source close to the matter said.
MUFG Bank Ltd, Mizuho Bank Ltd and Sumit...
TOKYO - Japan's three megabanks are considering jointly managing and developing automated teller machines to cut costs and boost profitability as they struggle in the extremely low interest rate environment, a source close to the matter said.
MUFG Bank Ltd, Mizuho Bank Ltd and Sumit...
- May 14, 2018
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Abe, Trump Eye Talks Before and After U.S.-N Korea Summit
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan and the United States are arranging for their leaders to meet successively within only a week around a landmark U.S.-North Korean summit next month, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
The plan is for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tr...
TOKYO - Japan and the United States are arranging for their leaders to meet successively within only a week around a landmark U.S.-North Korean summit next month, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
The plan is for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tr...
- May 14, 2018
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Strong Earthquake Hits Nagano Prefecture
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THE JAPAN NEWS
An estimated magnitude of 5.1 earthquake with a focus in northern Nagano Prefecture occurred at around 10:29 a.m. on Saturday.
An intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was recorded in Nagano, Omachi and Ogawa. No tsunami warning has been issued.
Accord...
An estimated magnitude of 5.1 earthquake with a focus in northern Nagano Prefecture occurred at around 10:29 a.m. on Saturday.
An intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was recorded in Nagano, Omachi and Ogawa. No tsunami warning has been issued.
Accord...
- May 12, 2018
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Maywa Denki Produces Kirby Version of Classic Otamatone Musical Instrument Toy
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Japanese musical gadgets and nonsense machine makers Maywa Denki have returned to their biggest and most enduring success with the Otamatone Kirby Version Musical Toy.
When the original tadpole-shaped Otamatone came out, the world was delighted by its novel design and unique therem...
Japanese musical gadgets and nonsense machine makers Maywa Denki have returned to their biggest and most enduring success with the Otamatone Kirby Version Musical Toy.
When the original tadpole-shaped Otamatone came out, the world was delighted by its novel design and unique therem...
- May 12, 2018
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Suntory Has Clear, No-alcohol, Plastic-bottled Beer So You Can Drink at Work Without Being Judged
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ROCKET NEWS
Product was created to meet customers’ “various needs,” in this case enjoying the taste of beer while in the middle of your shift.
As someone who occasionally gets paid to drink beer, I understand the appeal of knocking back a cold one during the workday. Most employers, though, don...
Product was created to meet customers’ “various needs,” in this case enjoying the taste of beer while in the middle of your shift.
As someone who occasionally gets paid to drink beer, I understand the appeal of knocking back a cold one during the workday. Most employers, though, don...
- May 10, 2018
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Masami Nagasawa Plays a Wolf in Bright Clothing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Often cast as a bubbly heroine with a big smile in youth dramas and films, actress Masami Nagasawa said she tends to be seen as a naive, innocent person.
“I guess people see me as someone who is carefree and easily fooled rather than as someone who fools others,” she said.
In “Th...
Often cast as a bubbly heroine with a big smile in youth dramas and films, actress Masami Nagasawa said she tends to be seen as a naive, innocent person.
“I guess people see me as someone who is carefree and easily fooled rather than as someone who fools others,” she said.
In “Th...
- May 9, 2018
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Micro Drone Video Provides Unique View Into Life of Japanese High School Students
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JAPAN TRENDS
YouTube channel Katsu FPV has uploaded amazing footage of a micro drone filming the daily life of female high school students in Japan. The precisely shot and choreographed results, which have gone viral in Japan and beyond, feel incredibly detailed and intimate as the drone expert...
YouTube channel Katsu FPV has uploaded amazing footage of a micro drone filming the daily life of female high school students in Japan. The precisely shot and choreographed results, which have gone viral in Japan and beyond, feel incredibly detailed and intimate as the drone expert...
- May 9, 2018
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