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This popular product on Amazon could help you protect your precious pet from the summer heat.
Summer’s in full swing and the days just keep getting warmer. As we humans continually search for new ways to enjoy the beautiful weather without melting, sometimes we forget that our felin...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Mercedes-Benz has opened a virtual showroom in central Tokyo. Potential car-buyers visiting the new space inside Daikanyama’s T-Site, an upmarket bookstore by Tsutaya, do not get to experience the “new car” smell typical of an automobile showroom. Instead, they use virtual reality ...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
People need to be aware of heatstroke more than usual during summer. This year, many soft drink brands have newly introduced products focusing on heatstroke prevention.
The Japan Soft Drink Association sets its own standards for such products, designating the concentration of sod...

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But the company has made a puzzling choice about its star character.
After much speculation, a deal has finally been struck to make a live-action Pokémon movie. Variety reports that Legendary Entertainment has secured the rights to the franchise, for an undisclosed amount that Rocke...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Young people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, have organized their own modest rock festivals. Most of the events will take place from later this month as part of the summer music festival scene.
Here are...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
This summer, Tokyo is going mad for ninja (again).
“The Ninja: Who Were They?” is an exhibition at Miraikan, a science museum in Tokyo, until October 10th.
While ninjas might seem a better suited to a history museum, the innovative show lets children (and older visitors) practice t...

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Good news! Tokyo Monorail has announced this week that it will be providing free Wi-Fi on the Haneda Airport Line later this year.
Monorail may become the best mode of transport for tourists coming to Japan with foreigner-friendly free Wi-Fi soon to be available between the Haneda A...

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Join us as we taste the unique limited-edition treat, with lots of sweet details and mouthwatering photos.
Last year, we were salivating over the announcement of an unusual watermelon dango sweet, but by the time we got around to placing an order, the frozen dessert was so popular i...

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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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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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