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Strap a Slab of Delicious Grilled Meat on Your Back with This New Backpack from Japan

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This is just one of the items in a range of delicious accessories designed for meat lovers.
If you ever wanted to turn heads and make people’s mouths water as you walk by them on the street, there’s no easier way to do it than with a meaty backpack. This new product is the latest to...

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Icho Leads Japan’s Wrestling Sweep with Historic Fourth Straight Gold

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 JAPAN TIMES
 
RIO DE JANEIRO – Kaori Icho won a historic fourth straight gold medal and Japan claimed a clean sweep on the wrestling mat as Eri Tosaka and Sara Dosho also topped the podium at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
Icho became the first woman to capture individual gold medals at four con...

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Experience Historical Architecture and Vibrant Light Installations at Meguro Gajoen This Summer

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Meguro Gajoen is once again open to the public with a special series of traditionally inspired, light-themed installations.
The hotel complex, built originally in the 1930s as a wedding ceremony hall, is now hosting a summery exhibition, Wa no Akari (Japanese Light), inspired by Ja...

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Try a Bite of Emergency Food at Gunma Volcano Restaurant

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MAEBASHI — Visitors shouldn’t expect regular food at a restaurant that has opened near Mt. Asama. The items served here are an array of emergency meals that are tastier than many people might think.
The restaurant, called Kazan, is housed within the Asama volcano museum in the vi...

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TABLE TENNIS - Fukuhara Forges Personal Struggles Into Team Bronze

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ai Fukuhara’s tears never seemed to stop after she and her teammates won the bronze medal in their Rio Olympics finale.
Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa and Mima Ito beat Singapore 3-1 on Tuesday as the women’s table tennis team clinched a podium finish for the second...

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Pokémon Go Used for Matchmaking Events in Tokyo, Kanagawa

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Pokémon Go phenomenon has reached such stratospherical levels that it is even starting to influence people’s romantic lives.
A Japanese company has announced it will hold Pokémon Go matchmaking events in Tokyo and Kanagawa to bring together would-be partners in their mutual que...

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Event Spotlights Japan’s Traditional Crafts

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With the aim of promoting Japan’s traditional crafts, a veteran plasterer, a charismatic buyer and the president of a commercial complex featuring regional attractions from across the nation held discussions in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The discussions were held as part of an exchange ev...

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Anime Taxi Cab Enters Service on Streets of Tokyo, Just in Time For Japan’s Biggest Manga Event

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ROCKET NEWS
 
There’s no more appropriate way to get from your hotel to Comiket than this.
In general, choosing which taxi to ride in is a pretty simple process in which we ask ourselves “Is there a taxi in front of me?” and “Does it look like someone recently lost control of his bodily functions...

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Interactive Digital Installation Wizards teamLab Transcend Boundaries in Omotesando

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The creative unit teamLab is already making a big splash this summer with its incredible digital flowers installation in Odaiba.
 
If that’s not enough for you, you could also catch teamLab’s exhibition at Omotesando Gyre from August 9th to September 25th. Entry to “teamLab: Transc...

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First Cabin Kansai Airport: New Cubicle-style Budget Hotel Ideal for Overnight Passengers

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A new inexpensive hotel will open in Kansai International Airport in March 2017 in the style of a capsule hotel.
Guests to the tentatively named First Cabin Kansai Airport in the Aeroplaza complex near terminal 1 building can stay in mini booth-type rooms, designed for passengers h...

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