JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO —Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strongly condemned acts of terror and pledged to support the United States Monday following a shooting massacre at a Florida nightclub overnight.
“We simply cannot forgive despicable acts of terror. We will continue to thoroughly advance efforts to w...

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East Japan Railway Company today released images of new building designs planned for three stations on two of the city’s popular train lines.
JR East confirmed reports today that it would be renovating three stations on its Tokyo rail network, with upgrades planned for Harajuku Stat...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
As reported last year, Warehouse Terrada will officially open Japan’s first architecture model museum in Tokyo on June 18th.
 
Exhibiting architecture is always difficult. Although there are regular architecture-themed exhibitions at museums and galleries around Tokyo — especially ...

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Drinking is a time for cute company in Japan.
Japanese gacha capsule toy vending machines come filled with such a large number of cute and unusual toys and accessories it can often be hard to decide which ones to put your hard-earned coins into. This summer, capsule toy producer Kit...

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One of the big stories this year so far has been virtual reality.
From a VR board game to virtual reality gaming centers around Tokyo, the fever will surely keep on building until the release of the Sony PlayStation VR in October.
A new crowdfunding project in Japan is aiming to cr...

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There’s just one store in the world that sells these and they’re available for eight days only.
Amongst all the cute home-grown sweets in Japan, Krispy Kreme has emerged with its own arsenal of adorable edibles, bringing out doughnuts shaped like Santa Claus and a snowman for Christ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
A new stage in the redevelopment of the beloved Setagaya district of Shimokitazawa includes a restaurant and event space opening under the railway tracks.
In a similar way to how the western areas of Tokyo along the Chuo Line are somewhat defined by their use of the raised railway ...

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The Japan News
It wasn’t a one-man show for two-way star Shohei Otani of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, but he certainly had center stage all to himself when he fired a 163-kph pitch in an interleague win on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.
The fourth-year player, who got the start on th...

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Once its life as a pencil is over, this innovative piece of stationery will colour your garden by blooming into a variety of edible plants.
From Minecraft erasers to iced tea-scented pens and pretty bow-trimmed rubber bands, Japanese stationery has always fascinated us with its unus...

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We bet your school backpacks were never this haute CUTEoure.
In Japan, the randoseru is a symbol of childhood. Children carry one of these hardy leather backpacks for all six years of elementary school, and they range from “quite pricey” to “eye-wateringly expensive”, depending on t...

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