JAPAN TRENDS
 
Roppongi Art Night returns this weekend, switching from its usual March date to the autumn and this year taking place over three days and two nights rather than the regular single Saturday night.
Things kick off tonight and keep on rolling until to Sunday morning. As always, the em...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This winter season, enjoy some fine Japanese art along with your beer!
In Japan, we have a custom of gift-giving in the summer and winter seasons, and stores across Japan are now beginning to promote their winter gift (oseibo) packages for this year. When it comes to these seasonal ...

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New Attack on Titan attraction also in development as theme park continues to embrace anime franchises.
Universal Studios Japan is causing a bit of controversy these days with one of its Halloween haunted houses, which uses hundreds of dolls which were originally donated by their ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TAIPEI — Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa will be the spokeswoman for Taiwan’s tourism in Japan for the coming year, the island’s Tourism Bureau said Monday, marking the first time a woman was picked for the position.
Wayne Liu, the bureau’s deputy director general, told a press con...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Sony is changing. The troubled Japanese electronics maker is trying new things as it navigates an inhospitable market dominated by the likes of Apple and Samsung.
It has reduced its smartphone business and focused on the PlayStation, which gets a major boost this fall with the rele...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
HIROSHIMA – The Hiroshima Carp’s overpowering pennant run this season is, according to former skipper Kenjiro Nomura, the result of the club’s efforts not only on the field but off.
Nomura abruptly quit as skipper in 2014 after twice taking the Carp to the postseason but failing to ...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The ceramics have the transparency of glass combined with the depth of lacquer ware. The pieces have artisanal charm and yet are mass-produced and safe for use in microwave ovens and dishwashers. Founded in 1921, Mino ware pottery is the result of over 3,000 test pieces and over ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Tokyoites get to watch Godzilla come alive and shoot its atomic breath down over the unsuspecting denizens Kabukicho from the top of a building.
But if you want to beat that experience, then travel to Sasebo, Nagasaki, where you can see a fire-breathing dragon, or at least a mechan...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
HIROSHIMA — Veteran Hiroshima Carp right-hander Hiroki Kuroda announced on Tuesday that this will be his last season. Now he will see if he can go out as a champion.
The 41-year-old Kuroda, who this season reached 200 wins for his combined career in Japan and the major leagues, m...

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Come with us as we bite into Pompompurin!
 
Earlier this month, McDonald’s Japan released a teaser for their next limited edition menu item, asking customers to choose which Pompompurin menu item they thought would make it to their menus in October. It turns out it was the McFlurry ...

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