THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Miki Yabuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
More and more people are taking delivery of parcels at special lockers set up at railway stations and post offices instead of at home. The service benefits both delivery companies, which want to reduce time trying to redeliver package...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
When building a new hotel, designers would normally consider the artwork displayed on the walls as a finishing touch. But for BnA Hotel Koenji, which just opened in Tokyo’s Koenji neighborhood, the artwork definitely comes first.
BnA Hotel Koenji, produced by the Bed & Art Project...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan’s Snoopy craze is about to hit fever-pitch with the opening of Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Roppongi on April 23rd.
Asannounced last year, the venue features exclusive exhibits of Charles M. Schulz’s original drawings as well as a themed cafe and merchandise galore.
Following on fr...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuta Iyama has become the first professional player of the board game of Go to hold all seven major titles of Go in Japan by winning the Judan crown.
In the fourth game on Wednesday of the 54th best-of-five Judan competition, Iyama, 26, defeated Atsushi Ida, ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
To coincide with an art exhibition inside Roppongi Hills, a new Sailor Moon cafe opened on April 16th serving special drinks and meals themed around Naoko Takeuchi’s manga and anime.
The Chibiusa Cafe, as it is called, is open until June 19th concurrently with the exhibition.
 
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ROCKET NEWS
 
Pikachu plushies snuggled up in Pokémon sleeping bags are the prizes we’ve all been waiting for!
Last summer, fans of the hugely popular Pokémon media franchise were given the chance to win one of four exclusive plush toys which featured the star of the hit series, Pikachu, nestled ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The birds are singing, the wind is rustling in the forest and sunlight is filtering through the treetops. So far, so idyllic — until my 3-year-old releases a primal bird-scattering shriek as she thrusts an axe into a piece of wood.
This may sound like a scene from a horror movie. Th...

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This beautiful confection with an equally beautiful name is captivating internet users across Japan!
But what exactly are these colorful disc-shaped creations? They’re a treat produced by Confectionery Tsuchiya (Okashi Tsuchiya), a traditional Japanese confection maker based in Gifu...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — A recent press release by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Interactive Media Mix (IMX) has announced that popular Japanese anime and game franchise “The Idolmaster” will become a live-action Korean TV drama series in the near future.
“The Idolmaster” began as an arcade game in...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Some of the biggest stars of anime and manga are going to be spending their summer at the Universal Studios Japan.
You have to respect the ability of the theme park to make lemons out of lemonade. Obviously, Disney’s extensive pantheon of beloved animated characters are out ...

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