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Tokyo Pokémon Cafe Gets Ready For Halloween With New Ghoulish Menu
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tokyo’s first permanent Pokémon cafe opened in March this year in the central district of Nihonbashi.
After welcoming patrons for several months, it’s time for the cafe to change its menu to suit the autumn season. And besides maple leaves and the rice harvest, autumn in Japan me...
Tokyo’s first permanent Pokémon cafe opened in March this year in the central district of Nihonbashi.
After welcoming patrons for several months, it’s time for the cafe to change its menu to suit the autumn season. And besides maple leaves and the rice harvest, autumn in Japan me...
- September 17, 2018
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Japan Research Institute, Google to Work Together to Prevent Marine Poaching
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) will work together with Google and others to operate a system to monitor poaching at sea, as an increasing number of foreign ships fish illegally in waters around Japan.
The move aims to step up efforts to investigate marine...
The Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) will work together with Google and others to operate a system to monitor poaching at sea, as an increasing number of foreign ships fish illegally in waters around Japan.
The move aims to step up efforts to investigate marine...
- September 15, 2018
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No. of Japanese Centenarians Hits Record High
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan is expected to reach a record-high 69,785 on Saturday, up 2,014 from the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Friday ahead of Respect-for-the-Aged Day, which falls on the third Monday of September.
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The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan is expected to reach a record-high 69,785 on Saturday, up 2,014 from the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Friday ahead of Respect-for-the-Aged Day, which falls on the third Monday of September.
The fig...
- September 15, 2018
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Volunteers Arrive in Quake-hit Hokkaido Town to Help During Long Weekend
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JAPAN TODAY
ATSUMA, Hokkaido - More than 200 volunteers arrived Saturday in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, which was the area hit hardest by an earthquake on Sept 6. At least 400 more are expected to arrive by the end of the day, disaster relief officials said.
Because Monday is a national holiday, man...
ATSUMA, Hokkaido - More than 200 volunteers arrived Saturday in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, which was the area hit hardest by an earthquake on Sept 6. At least 400 more are expected to arrive by the end of the day, disaster relief officials said.
Because Monday is a national holiday, man...
- September 15, 2018
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Pro-whaling Nations Block Plan to Create Sanctuary
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BBC
A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been defeated at an International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Brazil.
Japan and several other pro-whaling countries voted against the proposal, causing it to fall short of the two-thirds majority it needed to pas...
A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been defeated at an International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Brazil.
Japan and several other pro-whaling countries voted against the proposal, causing it to fall short of the two-thirds majority it needed to pas...
- September 14, 2018
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Talking Animal Ears Tissue Dispenser Transforms Kleenex Into Interactive Companion
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JAPAN TRENDS
The Talking Animal Ears Tissue Dispenser is a collaboration between tissue brand Nepia and Takara Tomy Arts. Nepia’s most famous product is its Nepia Hana Celeb (literally, “nose celebrity”) tissues, which famously feature endearing animal faces on the boxes.
It doesn’t take a desi...
The Talking Animal Ears Tissue Dispenser is a collaboration between tissue brand Nepia and Takara Tomy Arts. Nepia’s most famous product is its Nepia Hana Celeb (literally, “nose celebrity”) tissues, which famously feature endearing animal faces on the boxes.
It doesn’t take a desi...
- September 14, 2018
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Japanese Wellness Methods That Can Transform Your Skin
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THE INDEPENDENT
Bathing in hot springs can help chronic skin issues
Beautiful, glowing skin isn’t always the result of serums, creams, and lotions - other lifestyle choices can also make a huge difference.
In Japanese culture, there are certain centuries old beauty tips that have nothing to ...
Bathing in hot springs can help chronic skin issues
Beautiful, glowing skin isn’t always the result of serums, creams, and lotions - other lifestyle choices can also make a huge difference.
In Japanese culture, there are certain centuries old beauty tips that have nothing to ...
- September 12, 2018
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Fears Grow For Japan Quake Survivors As Death Toll Rises
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BBC
Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.
Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the magnitude 6.7 quake triggered landslides.
Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remai...
Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.
Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the magnitude 6.7 quake triggered landslides.
Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remai...
- September 12, 2018
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Half of Tokyo’s Universities to Use Credits to “Convince” Students to Volunteer in 2020 Olympics
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ROCKET NEWS
Whatever happened to the spirit of volunteering?
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese ministry has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources, going...
Whatever happened to the spirit of volunteering?
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese ministry has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources, going...
- September 11, 2018
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Kou-an Glass Tea House by Tokujin Yoshioka Returns, Touring to Saga And Then Tokyo in 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-an glass tea house was a huge success when it was shown in Kyoto in 2015. If you missed your chance to see it then or if you want to experience it again, it will be touring Japan from the end of this year.
Following its open-air exhibit at Seiryu-den in the T...
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-an glass tea house was a huge success when it was shown in Kyoto in 2015. If you missed your chance to see it then or if you want to experience it again, it will be touring Japan from the end of this year.
Following its open-air exhibit at Seiryu-den in the T...
- September 10, 2018
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