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Q-Pot Cafe Celebrates Year of The Monkey in 2016 With Themed Menu

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JAPAN TRENDS
The popular Q-pot Cafe is celebrating the start of 2016 — the year of the monkey in Japan — with some themed special items on their menu.
Available only from January 3rd to January 11th, the New Year menu includes chocolate banana cake, chocolate mousse, and more.
As always, the food...

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First-generation Japanese Pokémon Trading Cards To Be Reissued For The Game’s 20th Anniversary

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ROCKET NEWS
Can you hear the excited squeals of 90s kids around the world!?
In commemoration of the Pokémon trading card game’s 20th anniversary next year, the Pokémon Company has revealed that they will be reissuing starter sets of the first-generation cards originally sold in Japan in October 1...

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Abe Says Japan Will Play Leading Global Role in ‘Challenging’ 2016

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JAPAN TIMES
 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his resolve Friday for Japan to play a leading role globally in the “challenging” year of 2016, as the country plans to host a Group of Seven summit in May, a trilateral summit with China and South Korea and return to the U.N. Security Council as a...

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Takatsuki Art Expo 2015 Mural Celebrates Burial Mound Culture in Osaka

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JAPAN TRENDS
American street artist DAAS has produced an awesome mural in
Takatsuki City, a suburb of Osaka.
Part of the Takatsuki Art Expo 2015, the mural was first featured on Street Art News.
The mural is depicts haniwa, the terracotta clay figures that were installed with burial mounds in the...

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Japanese Junction

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JAPAN TIMES
Japanese architectural practice — known to balance Western innovations, while preserving its unique traditional techniques and aesthetic — has attracted students, experts and fans for centuries.
But while it appeals to an international audience, some believe that Japan still lacks “ar...

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One-Punch Man Paper Coffee Cup Manga Animation Is Pretty Awesome

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JAPAN TRENDS
Take three cups, add some clever drawing and cutting, plus a fair amount of skill… and then you can create your very own animated One-Punch Man comic, a sort of modern-day kamishibai-style rotating storybook.
That’s what Shinrashinge (@shin___geki) did earlier this month by stacking ...

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Japan, South Korea Reach ‘Final’ Deal To Settle ‘Comfort Women’ Issue

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JAPAN TIMES
 SEOUL – The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea announced an agreement Monday to resolve the decades-long impasse over Korean females who were forced into brothels run by the Imperial Japanese military before and during World War II.
Later in the day, following the foreign min...

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Take a Trip In The Name Of The Moon With Sailor Moon Travel Cases, Bags And Passport Wallets

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ROCKET NEWS
Now you can enjoy a vacation in cool anime style with Sailor Moon travel accessories in six character designs.
If you’ve ever dreamed of letting your hair down and dressing as your favourite Sailor Moon character while on your next getaway, but want to avoid curious looks from fellow ...

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Coffee Could Affect Your Brain Function

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ROCKET NEWS
What do you like to get from your coffee, relaxation or focus? Apparently, the type of beans can change the affect on your brain, but which does what?
Mmm…there’s nothing like the smell of a fresh cup o’ joe! That smell, however, is more than just a nice fragrance. Depending on the be...

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A different Kind Of Soft Power: Japanese Toilets And Lavatory Technology Heading Overseas

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JAPAN TRENDS
The Japanese government has faith in soft power, hence all the “cool Japan” campaigns.
This might be J-Pop. It might be anime. It might be cuisine.
But there’s another unusual source of “cool” in Japan — toilets.
While the actual “Japanese” toilets (i.e. squat toilets) as they were o...

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