JAPAN TRENDS
 
Buddhism is making a comeback (if it ever went away), in unusual places.
From Buddhist bars — the most famous of which is Vowz in Yotsuya — to the “monk delivery service” available on Amazon since last year, religion is adapting to modern life and finding new interfaces with busy m...

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The Yomiuri Shimbun
KUMAMOTO — Abnormalities have been observed in Kumamoto Prefecture’s abundant groundwater sources, apparently due to a series of earthquakes that hit the prefecture and its surrounding area.
Water in the spring-fed pond of Suizenji Jojuen park, commonly called...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese comedian Koji Imada, left, actress Yuko Takeuchi, center, and former Nadeshiko Japan soccer star Homare Sawa attend a press event on Wednesday ahead of the opening of brewing company Suntory Beer’s annual “The Premium Malt’s Festival” in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills.
The beer fes...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan continues to negotiate its evolving relationship with drones: fun consumer toys, provider of exciting new services, or dangerous tools for potential terrorists?
For the upcoming G7 summit in Japan, police announced “anti-drone” security measures where they will use drones wit...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Visitors admire the colorful “shibazakura” (moss phlox flowers) with Mount Fuji as a backdrop at the annual Fuji Shibazakura Festival in Yamanashi Prefecture on Tuesday. The festival runs until May 29 this year. Recently replanted, the flowers are set to reach peak bloom during Gold...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced Monday the selection of new emblem designs, based on checkered patterns, for the 2020 Games, eight months after the initial designs were withdrawn after allegations of plagiaris...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Who would have thought that the simple act of pouring soy sauce could create an artistic image?
This may look like an ordinary soy sauce cruet and saucer, albeit in a very elegant design, but this product from Japanese tableware maker Miyama actually has a very interesting feature. ...

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This year, the ajisai hydrangeas that bloom in June can blossom on your summer kimono along with some playful white cats.
Feline lovers in Japan and across the world know that when it comes to cute cat goods, nobody does it better than Japanese online retailer Felissimo. With a sect...

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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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