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Japanese artist and design extraordinaire Tokujin Yoshioka will create a new prism-themed installation at Shiseido Gallery in central Tokyo.
Once again Yoshioka is returning to his regular preoccupation: the relationship between natural phenomenon, in this case light and rainbows, ...

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Cold Stone is offering a heartwarmingly sweet holiday deal.
With a huge variety of appealing flavors both traditional and inventive, Cold Stone’s ice cream is just about universally loved. If there’s one drawback, though, it’s that the chain’s treats are a bit on the pricy side, sta...

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Russian President Vladmir Putin held talks on Thursday evening to seek common ground on the longstanding issue of the northern territories and set a course for the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two nations.
The meeting took place ...

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The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.
Bandai Namco’s Pac-Man arcade game sure has come a long way since it was first released in Japan 36 years ago. The simple, yet addictive gameplay, where players guide a rou...

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A Moomin theme park will open in Saitama, on the outskirts of Tokyo, in spring 2019.
Moominvalley Park will join a “Scandinavian village” theme park set to open in autumn 2018 as part of metsä, a new development in the picturesque Lake Miyazawa area of Hanno City, Saitama.
 
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TOKYO — Makoto Shinkai’s anime hit “your name.” is not a conflict-driven film. Sure, there are misunderstandings and disagreements within its narrative, but the characters don’t show much in the way of emotions that could be classified as true animosity.
And yet, “your name.” contin...

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Taishi Nakagawa has stirred a sensation among TV viewers with his youthful, dignified performance in the final few months of “Sanadamaru,” NHK’s taiga annual period drama that will be broadcast through mid-December. The drama, which has had high viewership, focuses on samurai war...

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Two of the biggest names in ramen team up for this American-inspired instant noodle flavor.
Popular Japanese ramen chain Ippudo originates from Fukuoka Prefecture, which is famous for its tonkotsu (pork stock) broth. But while tonkotsu is the style of ramen most closely associated w...

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The virtual reality revolution in Japan continues. Following several high-profile attractions such as the Namcom entertainment space VR Zone Project i Can and Zero Latency in Odaiba as well as the release of major VR consoles like the Sony PlayStation VR, the latest VR development ...

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MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Russian teen Evgenia Medvedeva and Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu did not even need their best skating to successfully defend their Grand Prix Final titles on Saturday.
The 17-year-old Medvedeva stumbled on her first jump and, being a strict perfectionist, this was...

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