JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's senior ruling party official has signalled Tokyo's readiness to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), saying it was crucial to reach a decision soon, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"The key would be how quickly Japan can decide...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
PIRAN, SLOVENIA – It’s easy to miss Hidetaka Fukaya’s bespoke shoemaking shop in the heart of Florence. “Il Micio” lurks in a narrow street in a tangle of other narrow streets, as if unwilling to call attention to itself. Just like a cat. And that’s fitting because Fukaya, recently ...

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TOKYO - While matcha lovers will know that Uji in Kyoto is one of Japan’s premier regions for high-quality powdered green tea, there’s another top tea-producing area much closer to the capital of Tokyo that’s just as well-known by tea connoisseurs.
Shizuoka Prefecture, which lies le...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  - Toyota has its sights set on a Blade Runner future as the Japanese automaker backs a move to launch a flying car in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The company is giving about 42.5 million yen ($375,000) to the Cartivator project, which is developing the three-wheeled sci...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Applications are open to everyone, regardless of nationality.
It was a sad day for anime fans everywhere when Studio Ghibli announced that their acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki would be retiring in 2013. Since then, however, the veteran filmmaker has been unable to tear himself aw...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Veteran film director Yasuo Furuhata and cinematographer Daisaku Kimura, a pair who have given life to many excellent works such as
“Poppoya” (Railroad Man), have teamed up again after nine years for the film “Tsuioku” (Reminiscence), which was released last week.
Their personali...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Apparently in a move designed to compete with ANA’s popular Star Wars airplanes, Japan Airlines has launched a Doraemon-themed Boeing 787.
If you’re a Doraemon fan in Japan, you will want to book a seat on a JAL flight between Haneda and Beijing, or between Haneda and Guangzhou.
Th...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - While every restaurant that calls itself a sushi specialist will have plenty of raw seafood on the menu, technically the word sushi actually refers to the vinegared rice that the other ingredients are placed on or inside. That’s why even though they contain no seafood, tamag...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KITAKYUSHU — A statue of the conductor from the popular manga “Ginga Tetsudo 999” (Galaxy Express 999) recently appeared at JR Kokura Station, near where its creator, Leiji Matsumoto, used to live.
A local monorail train has also been decorated with characters from one of Matsumo...

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TOKYO
Oakwood Asia Pacific Ltd, a member of Oakwood Worldwide, will open its 11th property in Tokyo, Oakwood Apartments Azabudai, on May 15.
A leading player in the Tokyo serviced apartment sector, managing choice serviced apartments for business and leisure travelers, Oakwood furth...

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