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6 Unaccounted For After Landslide in Oita Prefecture
- Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
OITA - A massive landslide engulfed four houses in a tourist town in the southwestern prefecture of Oita early Wednesday morning, leaving six people unaccounted for and severing a road leading to the site, local authorities said.
A mountain slope collapsed behind a group of houses a...
OITA - A massive landslide engulfed four houses in a tourist town in the southwestern prefecture of Oita early Wednesday morning, leaving six people unaccounted for and severing a road leading to the site, local authorities said.
A mountain slope collapsed behind a group of houses a...
- April 11, 2018
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Japanese Candy Factory Plays “Thank You” Constantly Over Speakers So its Snacks Will Taste Good
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
Video shows how 1,500 thank yous per minute go into the making of Tamago Boro.
Talk to just about any successful Japanese businessperson, and they’ll tell you how important gratitude is. No matter how good a product it makes, a company can’t succeed without the support of its employ...
Video shows how 1,500 thank yous per minute go into the making of Tamago Boro.
Talk to just about any successful Japanese businessperson, and they’ll tell you how important gratitude is. No matter how good a product it makes, a company can’t succeed without the support of its employ...
- April 10, 2018
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Celebrate The Arrival of The Spring Cherry Blossom Indoors with Virtual Hanami
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JAPAN TRENDS
Every spring, as Japan comes alive with the arrival of the cherry blossom (sakura) across the archipelago, the cherry blossom viewing parties (hanami) rapidly take over all the parks and an ancillary wave of sakura-themed foods and drinks appear. We particularly like this year’s sa...
Every spring, as Japan comes alive with the arrival of the cherry blossom (sakura) across the archipelago, the cherry blossom viewing parties (hanami) rapidly take over all the parks and an ancillary wave of sakura-themed foods and drinks appear. We particularly like this year’s sa...
- April 10, 2018
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Japan's Vaunted Alert System Runs Up Against Limits
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert me...
TOKYO - On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert me...
- April 9, 2018
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Takahata Elevated Anime as Japanese Culture
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Master director Isao Takahata passed away on Thursday at age 82, leaving significant footprints as a pioneer who had successfully elevated animation — something that had been considered entertainment for kids — to a form of culture representing Japan by tirelessly pursuing how an...
Master director Isao Takahata passed away on Thursday at age 82, leaving significant footprints as a pioneer who had successfully elevated animation — something that had been considered entertainment for kids — to a form of culture representing Japan by tirelessly pursuing how an...
- April 7, 2018
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BonsAI is Smart Bonsai Plant Integrated With Artificial Intelligence Technology
- Category:Souvenir
JAPAN TRENDS
It seems that no aspect of culture is safe from the reaches of artificial intelligence these days, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before the technological revolution caught up with bonsai.
The Japanese horticultural art has been reimagined as BonsAI, a bonsai plant integra...
It seems that no aspect of culture is safe from the reaches of artificial intelligence these days, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before the technological revolution caught up with bonsai.
The Japanese horticultural art has been reimagined as BonsAI, a bonsai plant integra...
- April 7, 2018
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Bizarre Construction Project Features Giant Godzilla with Roller Coaster Running Through Mouth
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ROCKET NEWS
Combining urban innovation and entertainment in epic proportions, Japanese netizens are hoping developers make this a reality.
Aside from Godzilla’s head peeking out from atop a Shinjuku skyscraper and a couple of statues of its likeness scattered about Tokyo, the iconic monster doe...
Combining urban innovation and entertainment in epic proportions, Japanese netizens are hoping developers make this a reality.
Aside from Godzilla’s head peeking out from atop a Shinjuku skyscraper and a couple of statues of its likeness scattered about Tokyo, the iconic monster doe...
- April 6, 2018
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Abe Asks Moon to Visit Japan Before Inter-Korean Summit
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked South Korean President Moon Jae In to visit Japan before the planned summit between North and South Korea in late April, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.
He made the request during phone talks with Moon on March 16, but South Kore...
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked South Korean President Moon Jae In to visit Japan before the planned summit between North and South Korea in late April, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.
He made the request during phone talks with Moon on March 16, but South Kore...
- April 6, 2018
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Shohei Ohtani Homers in 2nd Straight Home Game for Angels
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THE JAPAN NEWS
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has done it again.
The Angels’ two-way slugger homered in his second straight home game Wednesday, blasting a two-run shot off AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber in the fifth inning of Los Angeles’ series finale against Cleveland.
Ohtani hit a th...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has done it again.
The Angels’ two-way slugger homered in his second straight home game Wednesday, blasting a two-run shot off AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber in the fifth inning of Los Angeles’ series finale against Cleveland.
Ohtani hit a th...
- April 5, 2018
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Suntory Releases New Pepsi Soft Drinks Only Available in Japan
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ROCKET NEWS
The three new beverages have been developed to specifically suit Japanese tastes.
After bringing us mouthwatering limited-edition flavours like Sakura and Christmas cake, it’s been quiet on the Pepsi front in Japan lately. As it turns out, that’s simply because they were hard at wor...
The three new beverages have been developed to specifically suit Japanese tastes.
After bringing us mouthwatering limited-edition flavours like Sakura and Christmas cake, it’s been quiet on the Pepsi front in Japan lately. As it turns out, that’s simply because they were hard at wor...
- April 4, 2018
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