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Kendo Mask Chopstick Rests Bring Samurai Spirit to Any Meal
- Category:Souvenir
ROCKET NEWS
Now you can practice your master swordsmanship skills with chopsticks and a miniature ceramic opponent.
The Japanese martial art of kendo, or “the way of the sword“, can be traced back to the days of the ancient samurai, when, during a time of peace at the beginning of the 17th cent...
Now you can practice your master swordsmanship skills with chopsticks and a miniature ceramic opponent.
The Japanese martial art of kendo, or “the way of the sword“, can be traced back to the days of the ancient samurai, when, during a time of peace at the beginning of the 17th cent...
- May 16, 2016
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Star Wars Hanten: Traditional Japanese Coats With A New Hope, Master Yoda Designs
- Category:Shopping
JAPAN TRENDS
Japanese fashion brand Trove has created a series of what it calls Wa-Robe items (“wa” meaning Japanese).
The most exciting of these are three Star Wars Hanten, coming in designs featuring Master Yoda or the poster for the original 1977 Star Wars, now known as Episode IV: A New Hop...
Japanese fashion brand Trove has created a series of what it calls Wa-Robe items (“wa” meaning Japanese).
The most exciting of these are three Star Wars Hanten, coming in designs featuring Master Yoda or the poster for the original 1977 Star Wars, now known as Episode IV: A New Hop...
- May 14, 2016
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Panasonic Releases Crazy Expensive, Surprisingly Beautiful Rotating Fan to Match Any Tatami Room
- Category:Tourism
ROCKET NEWS
Looking for a classy way to stay cool this summer? If so, we have the perfect fan for you…but you’re going to need a very full bank account!
When it comes to household items that are “beautiful,” there are all sorts of things that might fit the description. For example, glassware, l...
Looking for a classy way to stay cool this summer? If so, we have the perfect fan for you…but you’re going to need a very full bank account!
When it comes to household items that are “beautiful,” there are all sorts of things that might fit the description. For example, glassware, l...
- May 14, 2016
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High Hopes For Tourism at Lu Xun Lecture Hall
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
SENDAI — Tohoku University is considering making a wooden lecture theater where Chinese literary great Lu Xun (1881-1936, see below) once sat as a student fully open to the public. The lecture theater is now accessible only for academic purposes.
Known as “Lu ...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
SENDAI — Tohoku University is considering making a wooden lecture theater where Chinese literary great Lu Xun (1881-1936, see below) once sat as a student fully open to the public. The lecture theater is now accessible only for academic purposes.
Known as “Lu ...
- May 14, 2016
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Man or Machine? The State of Japanese Robots Today
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JAPAN TRENDS
The Financial Times has taken an interest in Japanese robotics and produced an interesting video highlighting recent developments. In particular, it examines the line that divides the socially practical from the so-called uncanny Valley.
These days it can seem at times that Japanes...
The Financial Times has taken an interest in Japanese robotics and produced an interesting video highlighting recent developments. In particular, it examines the line that divides the socially practical from the so-called uncanny Valley.
These days it can seem at times that Japanes...
- May 12, 2016
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Better Environment Eyed for Japanese Eels
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Aiming to expand the habitat of Japanese eels (see below), a species believed to be in danger of extinction, the Environment Ministry intends to compile guidelines for improving the natural environment of rivers, it has been learned.
To restore the population ...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Aiming to expand the habitat of Japanese eels (see below), a species believed to be in danger of extinction, the Environment Ministry intends to compile guidelines for improving the natural environment of rivers, it has been learned.
To restore the population ...
- May 12, 2016
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Ito Jakuchu: Quite The Rare Bird
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JAPAN TIMES
The best time to see Ito Jakuchu’s work was back in 2000 or 2006, when there were two major exhibitions that aimed to re-evaluate the underappreciated 18th-century Kyoto painter.
Now that re-evaluation has picked up plenty of steam we are currently experiencing a powerful “Jakuchu B...
The best time to see Ito Jakuchu’s work was back in 2000 or 2006, when there were two major exhibitions that aimed to re-evaluate the underappreciated 18th-century Kyoto painter.
Now that re-evaluation has picked up plenty of steam we are currently experiencing a powerful “Jakuchu B...
- May 11, 2016
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Bus Services Start for Students in Kumamoto
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Alternative bus services mainly for high school students started in the Aso region in Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday as roads and railways have been heavily damaged by massive landslides caused by a series of strong earthquakes in the prefecture.
With the b...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Alternative bus services mainly for high school students started in the Aso region in Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday as roads and railways have been heavily damaged by massive landslides caused by a series of strong earthquakes in the prefecture.
With the b...
- May 11, 2016
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Pre-painted Toenail Art Stockings Hailed as New Street Fashion Trend
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JAPAN TRENDS
One of the things we enjoy doing at Japan Trends is not only observing actual news and trends, but also how trends are reported and generated by the media, both Japanese and international.
What is the making of a “trend”? Well, it’s partly when everyone starts talking about somethi...
One of the things we enjoy doing at Japan Trends is not only observing actual news and trends, but also how trends are reported and generated by the media, both Japanese and international.
What is the making of a “trend”? Well, it’s partly when everyone starts talking about somethi...
- May 9, 2016
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Mega Dairy a Model For Future Agriculture
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Yasuyuki Yamada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido — Agricultural production corporation DreamHill became the first corporation or individual in Hokkaido last year to ship over 20,000 tons of milk in a single year.
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free tra...
By Yasuyuki Yamada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido — Agricultural production corporation DreamHill became the first corporation or individual in Hokkaido last year to ship over 20,000 tons of milk in a single year.
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free tra...
- May 9, 2016
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