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Japan Gymnasts Win 1st Olympic Team Gold in 12 years
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan won the men’s team gold medal in gymnastics on Monday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, besting its rivals to grab its first Olympic title since the 2004 Games in Athens.
Rebounding from an error-ridden preliminary round — Japan went into the final as the fou...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan won the men’s team gold medal in gymnastics on Monday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, besting its rivals to grab its first Olympic title since the 2004 Games in Athens.
Rebounding from an error-ridden preliminary round — Japan went into the final as the fou...
- August 10, 2016
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Cuddly Doraemon PC Cushion Looks as Awesome as The Time-traveling Anime Kitty’s Cool Gadgets
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ROCKET NEWS
The anime star is always emotionally supportive, and now he’ll support your wrists, too.
This year, Premium Bandai, the upscale arm of anime merchandiser Bandai, has been rolling out a number of PC cushions shaped like adorable icons of Japanese animation and otaku culture. We’ve al...
The anime star is always emotionally supportive, and now he’ll support your wrists, too.
This year, Premium Bandai, the upscale arm of anime merchandiser Bandai, has been rolling out a number of PC cushions shaped like adorable icons of Japanese animation and otaku culture. We’ve al...
- August 10, 2016
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Blue Bottle Continues Tokyo Expansion: New Branches in Nakameguro, Shinagawa, Roppongi
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JAPAN TRENDS
The rise, rise and rise of Blue Bottle continues. After its much-hyped arrival in chicly run-down Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2014, it swiftly went more metropolitan with branches in Aoyama and Shinjuku.
Now its expansion rolls on with three new branches: Roppongi in September, Nakamegur...
The rise, rise and rise of Blue Bottle continues. After its much-hyped arrival in chicly run-down Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2014, it swiftly went more metropolitan with branches in Aoyama and Shinjuku.
Now its expansion rolls on with three new branches: Roppongi in September, Nakamegur...
- August 10, 2016
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Hagino Wins Swimming Gold
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kosuke Hagino got off to a flying start on Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning the men’s 400-meter individual medley to give Japan its first gold medal at the Games.
Hagino, 21, won with a time of 4 minutes 6.05 seconds, while his longtime rival and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kosuke Hagino got off to a flying start on Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning the men’s 400-meter individual medley to give Japan its first gold medal at the Games.
Hagino, 21, won with a time of 4 minutes 6.05 seconds, while his longtime rival and ...
- August 8, 2016
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Tokyo Barley Tea Maker in Full Gear For Production
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s traditional beverage of choice in the summer is mugicha, or barley tea. Ogawa Sangyo Co.’s factory in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, produces high-quality barley tea and is filled with heat and the fragrant flavor of roasted barley.
The production process consists solely of roastin...
Japan’s traditional beverage of choice in the summer is mugicha, or barley tea. Ogawa Sangyo Co.’s factory in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, produces high-quality barley tea and is filled with heat and the fragrant flavor of roasted barley.
The production process consists solely of roastin...
- August 6, 2016
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Tokyo Women’s Eyebrows to Get Thinner, Says Shiseido
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JAPAN TRENDS
Shiseido Beauty Creation Center has announced the results of its street survey on female hair and makeup trends in Tokyo.
It surveyed 300 women aged in their twenties and thirties between late
April and early May this year. The results indicate that the so-called “bushy eyebrows bo...
Shiseido Beauty Creation Center has announced the results of its street survey on female hair and makeup trends in Tokyo.
It surveyed 300 women aged in their twenties and thirties between late
April and early May this year. The results indicate that the so-called “bushy eyebrows bo...
- August 6, 2016
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‘Minor fish’ May Look Ugly But Can Be Tasty
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THE JAPAN NEWS
One mid-June day, a sushi shop specializing in home delivery in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, received packages of fish from Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, and other places. Shop manager Yoshitaka Asayama found that the delivery included an unusual kind of fish, called kibirekawahagi mode...
One mid-June day, a sushi shop specializing in home delivery in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, received packages of fish from Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, and other places. Shop manager Yoshitaka Asayama found that the delivery included an unusual kind of fish, called kibirekawahagi mode...
- August 5, 2016
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Catch Pokémon While Sitting on One with The New Snorlax Bean Bag Chair
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ROCKET NEWS
The super heavyweight sleeping Pokémon is now available overseas!
American mail order site ThinkGeek has just revealed a new addition to their range of fan goods, with the Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag Chair.
Weighing in at a significantly lighter load than its 460-kilogramme (1,014-poun...
The super heavyweight sleeping Pokémon is now available overseas!
American mail order site ThinkGeek has just revealed a new addition to their range of fan goods, with the Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag Chair.
Weighing in at a significantly lighter load than its 460-kilogramme (1,014-poun...
- August 4, 2016
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Abe Picks Revisionist Inada as Defense Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a conservative ally as defense minister on Wednesday, in a cabinet reshuffle that left most key posts unchanged, and he promised to speed up the economy’s escape from deflation and boost regional ties.
New Minister of Defense Tomo...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a conservative ally as defense minister on Wednesday, in a cabinet reshuffle that left most key posts unchanged, and he promised to speed up the economy’s escape from deflation and boost regional ties.
New Minister of Defense Tomo...
- August 4, 2016
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Ride the Godzilla bus in Shinjuku
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JAPAN TRENDS
With the release last Friday of the first Japanese-produced Godzilla film since 2004, Godzilla is currently everywhere and anywhere.
From a slew of new tie-in products to whisky products and department store promos and a hotel in Shinjuku, there’s no escaping the roar of Japan’s mo...
With the release last Friday of the first Japanese-produced Godzilla film since 2004, Godzilla is currently everywhere and anywhere.
From a slew of new tie-in products to whisky products and department store promos and a hotel in Shinjuku, there’s no escaping the roar of Japan’s mo...
- August 4, 2016
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