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Japanese Kids Tear Up The Dance Floor At The World of Dance Competition

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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — There was an overflow of talent, skilled dancers, and amazing performances at the World of Dance competition held in Los Angeles last month, but this boy’s dance group from Japan made a particularly strong impression on the audience. Not only were their moves awe-inspiring and...

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Meisho Movie Realization Teppo Ashikaga Sandtrooper Combines Star Wars and Sengoku

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JAPAN TRENDS
Imagine two of the coolest things guys tend to get excited about: Star Wars and Japan’s Warring States (Sengoku) Period. Combine them — and you have something truly awesome.
Hoping to cash in on the Star Wars fever gripping Japan this year, Bandai has created the Meisho Movie Realiza...

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Taiji Dolphin Hunt Begins; Coastal Whaling Set To Start

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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The town of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture began its controversial dolphin hunt on Thursday after bad weather delayed the start, according to a local fisheries official, while a separate whaling hunt is due to start at the weekend.
But the dolphin-hunt boats returned to Taiji’s ...

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Japan’s Newest Hot Spring From The Center of Kobe

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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — In movies, there’s never anything good hidden in the earth under a structure. It’s all Native American burial grounds, Egyptian mummies, and other assorted other corpses of non-specific ethnicities.
In real life, though, there are all sorts of desirable things waiting beneath ...

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Burger King Unveils Red-colored Burgers

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JAPAN TIMES
Burger King Japan surprised the public when it released its black burger series in 2012. Now the fast-food chain has announced a similarly colorful promotion involving red sandwiches.
Just as the black burger series had dark black buns and cheese, the new red burgers come with red bun...

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Japanese Candy Artisan Opens New Store Below Tokyo Skytree with Exclusive Sweets

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ROCKET NEWS
With the Japanese reverence for aesthetically pleasing food, it’s no surprise that candy crafting artisan Shinri Tezuka has made a name for himself with his fantastic sugar creations. He has been in charge of his own shop, Asakusa Amezaiku Ameshin, since 2013, and is perhaps best know...

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Japanese College Has Specialized Anime Song Program, Scholarships for International Students

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ROCKET NEWS
Even within the world of Japanese pop music, anime songs are their own special breed. Unabashedly sentimental, bombastically energetic, or sometimes both, not just anyone can grab a mike and belt out a performance that will capture the hearts of legions of otaku, which is why one Japa...

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Japan Begins Fresh Search for New National Stadium Design

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JAPAN TIMES
The Japan Sport Council on Tuesday started publicly seeking design and construction plans for a new National Stadium, which will be the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, after the previous costly design was abandoned in July.
Its total construction cost is now capped at ¥155 bil...

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Radiation Fears as Report Shows Fukushima Fir Trees to be Growing Strangely

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ROCKET NEWS
Following the events of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant complex, radiologists in Japan have been closely observing the area for potential changes. A new report by the National Institute of Radiological Sc...

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Nintendo’s Yarn Yoshi Amiibo is Back, Now Bigger (and cuter) Than Ever!

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ROCKET NEWS
Back in the spring, we got all weak in the knees when Nintendo decided to forgo hard plastic and instead craft an Amiibo figure of its loveable dinosaur Yoshi out of soft, cuddly wool. But while the yarn Yoshi can help you play through the game and look adorable perched on the palm of...

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