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Japan's Tallest Building Abeno Harukas Celebrates 5 Mil Visitors
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA — The number of visitors to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, the tallest skyscraper in Japan, has surpassed 5 million, thanks to increased foreign tourists, the operator of the building said.
The milestone was reached on Friday, about two years and three months after the...
OSAKA — The number of visitors to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, the tallest skyscraper in Japan, has surpassed 5 million, thanks to increased foreign tourists, the operator of the building said.
The milestone was reached on Friday, about two years and three months after the...
- June 30, 2016
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teamLab Creates Summer Installation in Odaiba, Tokyo, with 10 Million Digital Flowers
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JAPAN TRENDS
After previous successes such as Infinity of Flowers with Gucci and Night Wonder Aquarium, teamLab has now teamed up with online retailer DMM and Fuji TV to create a new major summer attraction in Tokyo Bay.
“DMM.Planets art by teamLab” has a somewhat Japanese-English title and ope...
After previous successes such as Infinity of Flowers with Gucci and Night Wonder Aquarium, teamLab has now teamed up with online retailer DMM and Fuji TV to create a new major summer attraction in Tokyo Bay.
“DMM.Planets art by teamLab” has a somewhat Japanese-English title and ope...
- June 29, 2016
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Matcha Ice Cream Used to Encourage Young People to Vote in Upcoming Japanese Election
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ROCKET NEWS
As 18 and 19 year olds are now allowed to vote in Japan for the first time this year, a surprising campaign is being advertised to encourage them to take to the polls.
Following the revision of an election law earlier this month, Japan’s minimum voting age was officially dropped fro...
As 18 and 19 year olds are now allowed to vote in Japan for the first time this year, a surprising campaign is being advertised to encourage them to take to the polls.
Following the revision of an election law earlier this month, Japan’s minimum voting age was officially dropped fro...
- June 29, 2016
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Abe Holds Crisis Brexit Meet
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In response to the issue of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan held an urgent meeting on Monday morning at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss how to stabilize Japan’s financial markets
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instru...
In response to the issue of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan held an urgent meeting on Monday morning at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss how to stabilize Japan’s financial markets
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instru...
- June 29, 2016
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One Piece Pirates Let Themselves Go, Get Back Into Shape With Chubby New Figure Series
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ROCKET NEWS
Looks like Luffy and his anime cohorts have been enjoying too many high-calorie meals while sailing the high seas.
We recently took a look at what would happen if Pikachu started hitting the gym and packing on muscle mass, but what about the opposite scenario? Luffy and the other st...
Looks like Luffy and his anime cohorts have been enjoying too many high-calorie meals while sailing the high seas.
We recently took a look at what would happen if Pikachu started hitting the gym and packing on muscle mass, but what about the opposite scenario? Luffy and the other st...
- June 27, 2016
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Shiseido Develops App That Determines Smile Quality
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JAPAN TRENDS
Shiseido has developed an app that determines the quality of a smile.
Shiseido is testing the software on 5,000 JAL flight attendants between July and September. The level of the female attendants’ smiles will be judged by the app on a tablet device, deciding if their smiles are to...
Shiseido has developed an app that determines the quality of a smile.
Shiseido is testing the software on 5,000 JAL flight attendants between July and September. The level of the female attendants’ smiles will be judged by the app on a tablet device, deciding if their smiles are to...
- June 25, 2016
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A Hoodie With a Pouch For Holding Cats Summer Edition
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ROCKET NEWS
Keep your kitty close, cool, and comfy with this cat-pouch hoodie that makes room for ice packs!
From the makers of the sweatshirt with a built-in pouch for cats comes the “Summer Mewgaroo Hoodie” hitting stores on June 22 – you guessed it – just in time for summer.
The Summer Mewga...
Keep your kitty close, cool, and comfy with this cat-pouch hoodie that makes room for ice packs!
From the makers of the sweatshirt with a built-in pouch for cats comes the “Summer Mewgaroo Hoodie” hitting stores on June 22 – you guessed it – just in time for summer.
The Summer Mewga...
- June 25, 2016
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Luxury Tourist Concierge Services Growing in Tokyo
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JAPAN TRENDS
Everything seems to be about tourism these days — and how to cash in on the boom.
This has led to foreign-language-speaking staff and tax-free counters at major stores in Tokyo. We reported yesterday how a Shibuya fashion store has even made its own version of the famous Hachiko st...
Everything seems to be about tourism these days — and how to cash in on the boom.
This has led to foreign-language-speaking staff and tax-free counters at major stores in Tokyo. We reported yesterday how a Shibuya fashion store has even made its own version of the famous Hachiko st...
- June 24, 2016
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Sightseeing Center For Foreign Tourists to Open in Shinjuku Station
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Keio Corp. and its group companies will open an information center and travel-related facilities for the rapidly increasing number of foreign tourists at an underground mall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station in July.
The group hopes to enhance the options available to such tourists by ...
Keio Corp. and its group companies will open an information center and travel-related facilities for the rapidly increasing number of foreign tourists at an underground mall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station in July.
The group hopes to enhance the options available to such tourists by ...
- June 23, 2016
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Wise Owl Hostels Tokyo Opens July with Eurasian Eagle-owl
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JAPAN TRENDS
Animal cafes continue to develop in Japan. Not content with just cat cafes of all varieties, there are also cafes with rabbits and hedgehogs.
One of the most popular types of animal cafe is the owl cafe, and this genre has even now spawned an accommodation spin-off.
Wise Owl Hostel...
Animal cafes continue to develop in Japan. Not content with just cat cafes of all varieties, there are also cafes with rabbits and hedgehogs.
One of the most popular types of animal cafe is the owl cafe, and this genre has even now spawned an accommodation spin-off.
Wise Owl Hostel...
- June 23, 2016
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