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Over a whirlwind two months, Hideki Matsuyama boosted his hopes of becoming the first Japanese golfer to win a major title in the U.S. PGA tour.
Starting in October, the 24-year-old experienced three “firsts” in his career at tournaments in Japan and abroad. His victory at the Ja...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan’s culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation’s west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times.
Wakasa-mono from the J...

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Employees of the Hasebe Engei flower farm trim cyclamen flowers and leaves on Monday in Mizuho, Tokyo. Cyclamen shipments are almost at their peak, as the flowers sell well during the year-end and New Year’s holiday season. About 3,000 cyclamen of 50 varieties are grown at Hasebe E...

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Tokyo’s Haneda airport will undergo a major renovation to prepare for the surge in flights expected for the 2020 Summer Olympics, officials at the transport ministry said.
Terminal 2, which is used mainly for domestic flights by All Nippon Airways, will be renewed to install immig...

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KUMAMOTO — A special exhibition is being held at two museums in two towns in Kumamoto Prefecture, showcasing popular manga artists’ illustrations supporting the prefecture hit by the Kumamoto Earthquake in April.
The exhibition is called “‘Kumamoto kara Genki o!’ Kawasaki Noboru ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Book and Bed, the bookstore where you can stay overnight, welcomes guests to its new branch in Gion, Kyoto, on December 2nd.
Somewhat confusingly called Book and Bed Tokyo Kyoto Branch, it is the second venue of the bookstore-cum-hotel, following the successful Ikebukuro space that...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyo has a major new museum in the form of the Sumida Hokusai Museum, which opened on November 22nd in east Tokyo’s Sumida ward.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA) with bold use of aluminum panels on the exterior, the museum is dedicated to ukiyoe woodblock pr...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Muslim women look at a model wearing a creation by brand Meem Clothings during Tokyo Modest Fashion Show, a Muslim fashion show, at Halal Expo Japan in Tokyo, on Tuesday.
 
 

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An unmanned train station in Akita Prefecture is drawing fans of the popular anime movie “Kimi no Na wa” (your name.) for its purported resemblance to a station that appears in the film.
Maedaminami Station in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, is part of the Akita Nairiku Line, which ...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The electric Pokémon has moved into a Pokébox and now he’s hungry for your coins!
The “Itazura Bank” (“Prank Bank”) is an adorable battery-operated money-saving box that started with a cute cat-in-the-box several years ago and has since expanded to include collaborations with Hello ...

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