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Home Runs Propel Central League Past Pacific League in All-Star Series Opener

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JAPAN TIMES
 
FUKUOKA – Three solo home runs helped the Central League edge the Pacific League 5-4 on Friday to claim Game 1 of this summer’s All-Star series.
The Yomiuri Giants’ Hayato Sakamoto went deep in the fourth before the game’s MVP Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the Yokohama BayStars and Wladimir...

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Muscle Cafe Tokyo Serves Up Burly Omotenashi for Japanese Women

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A muscular male “performance team” will bring their brawny charms to Tokyo for the first time this summer. ALLOUT will open a special “muscles cafe” in a venue on Omotesando on July 30th. All 230 tickets quickly sold out, so ALLOUT added an extra date on August 27th.
At Muscle Cafe...

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Wear a Genuine Piece of Japanese Sword Around Your Neck

  • Category:Souvenir
ROCKET NEWS
 
The forged steel accessories are taken from various parts of a blade created by a master swordsmith.
From katana coasters to samurai-style sheaths for umbrellas, and even an anime featuring anthropomorphised blades as hot male characters, there’s never a dull moment for sword enthus...

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Tokyo Goes Dada for Art Anniversary

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JAPAN TRENDS
To celebrate the 100 years since the Dada art movement launched in Europe, a series of commemorative events is happening around Tokyo this summer.
Dada, or Dadaism, was an anti-art movement started in 1916 by Tristan Tzara and his peers, spreading across Europe in an attempt to celeb...

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Cold Chicken Perfect for Hot Summer Days

  • Category:Gourmet
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Cold chicken is perfect for a light, savory meal or snack in summer when the heat makes you lose your appetite. It is easy to both make and eat.
Cooking expert Hiromi Maki whipped up two dishes with cold chicken, which is steamed or boiled and then chilled in ...

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Japanese Lockers Prevent Traveler Headaches With Compact Door

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ROCKET NEWS
 
 
Forgot to grab your phone or guidebook? With these user-friendly lockers, there’s no need to pay again if you want to get it and lock your things back up.
There are few things more frustrating for travelers than tossing your bags into a locker, dropping in a few coins, shutting th...

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Toast the Release of Godzilla Resurgence with Godzilla Scotch Whisky

  • Category:Experience
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Films have a habit of attracting strange marketing stunts, though this is quite an incongruous one indeed.
Godzilla and whisky?
Yes, Japan is the land of Godzilla and also the land of great whisky, as the overseas acclaim for Suntory can attest.
 
To commemorate the release of the ...

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Book and Bed Tokyo Bookstore Hotel Opens New Branch in Kyoto

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Last week we reported on the growing bookstore boom in Tokyo that has seen Book and Bed, a bookshop-hotel, become such a hit that its customized pajamas sell out in minutes.
 
Book and Bed Tokyo opened in Ikebukuro in November last year, riding on a book-themed accommodation trend ...

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Iwakuma Puts On Royal Performance

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seattle has struggled to win on the road over the last month, losing 10 straight capped by a ninth-inning meltdown in the Mariners’ series-opener against the Kansas City Royals.
Some strong pitching and a bit of fortune helped them break their long road sk...

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Adorable Kitty Stamps For Your Purr-sonal Seal

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ROCKET NEWS
 
 
Stamp that paperwork in style with these pawesome personalized stamps!
In many ways, Japan is a super high-tech country. Robots like Pepper trundle around offering guidance, and the Shinkansen bullet train travels at speeds most other countries can only dream of.
In other ways, th...

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