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Hitachi Develops Technology to Use Bamboo as Fuel
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THE JAPAN TIMES
Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it has developed a technology to utilize bamboo as fuel for boilers and biomass power generation.
The new technology is expected to address a situation in which unused bamboo forests have been increasing due to decreased bamboo demand, a problem that h...
Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it has developed a technology to utilize bamboo as fuel for boilers and biomass power generation.
The new technology is expected to address a situation in which unused bamboo forests have been increasing due to decreased bamboo demand, a problem that h...
- March 20, 2017
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Leo Ieiri is Proud to Be Pop
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THE JAPAN NEWS
She was initially known as an artist “who screams her pain” but now she regards herself as pop. Leo Ieiri’s latest album, “5th Anniversary Best” (Victor), reveals the drastic metamorphosis the singer has undergone in the last five years, since her debut at the age of 17.
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She was initially known as an artist “who screams her pain” but now she regards herself as pop. Leo Ieiri’s latest album, “5th Anniversary Best” (Victor), reveals the drastic metamorphosis the singer has undergone in the last five years, since her debut at the age of 17.
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- March 18, 2017
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Hatsune Miku Guides Travelers Around Japan’s Regional Food Delights
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JAPAN TRENDS
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has recruited the virtual idol Hatsune Miku to promote Japanese food around the country.
Perhaps only in Japan would you get a non-existent character licensed to a government agency to advertise local cuisine to foreign...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has recruited the virtual idol Hatsune Miku to promote Japanese food around the country.
Perhaps only in Japan would you get a non-existent character licensed to a government agency to advertise local cuisine to foreign...
- March 18, 2017
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Your Name Anime Film Merchandise Now Available from Japan’s Gacha Capsule Toy Vending Machines
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ROCKET NEWS
With more than ten cute items to collect, this is a range we’ll be saving our yen for.
Japan’s plastic-windowed gacha capsule toy vending machines can often be seen outside arcade centres and novelty goods stores, piled high on top of each other and tempting customers with a variety...
With more than ten cute items to collect, this is a range we’ll be saving our yen for.
Japan’s plastic-windowed gacha capsule toy vending machines can often be seen outside arcade centres and novelty goods stores, piled high on top of each other and tempting customers with a variety...
- March 17, 2017
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X Japan's Yoshiki Talks of New Album, New Film and Exorcising Old Demons
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — “People say ‘rock is dead.’ It’s not dead. I think it’s about to come back—as long as there are some people like me, somebody crazy, still doing it.”
Fresh from a live show at London’s Wembley Arena, and days after the
release in Japan of a documentary charting the rise of h...
TOKYO — “People say ‘rock is dead.’ It’s not dead. I think it’s about to come back—as long as there are some people like me, somebody crazy, still doing it.”
Fresh from a live show at London’s Wembley Arena, and days after the
release in Japan of a documentary charting the rise of h...
- March 17, 2017
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Yoshiki: ‘We Had to Make Our Own World’
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JAPAN TIMES
Yoshiki Hayashi hardly sleeps. The drummer, pianist, songwriter and leader of rock band X Japan has been in and out of the country constantly these past few months, promoting his band’s new documentary film, “We Are X.” At the same time he has been performing solo concerts, recordin...
Yoshiki Hayashi hardly sleeps. The drummer, pianist, songwriter and leader of rock band X Japan has been in and out of the country constantly these past few months, promoting his band’s new documentary film, “We Are X.” At the same time he has been performing solo concerts, recordin...
- March 16, 2017
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Inada Backtracks on Moritomo Case
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Tuesday admitted her involvement in a civil court case filed by educational corporation Moritomo Gakuen and corrected her Monday statement denying it.
Speaking at Tuesday’s plenary session of the House of Representatives, Inada said she had appear...
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Tuesday admitted her involvement in a civil court case filed by educational corporation Moritomo Gakuen and corrected her Monday statement denying it.
Speaking at Tuesday’s plenary session of the House of Representatives, Inada said she had appear...
- March 15, 2017
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Spring Comes to McDonald’s Japan in The Form of a Sakura-Flavored Dessert!
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ROCKET NEWS
It’s time to look forward to a taste of Spring — with the “McFlurry Crunchy Sakura“!!
After the winter cold, it’s now time to anticipate the coming of warmer weather, and of course the beautiful sakura cherry blossoms. The food industry is certainly no exception to this Japanese obs...
It’s time to look forward to a taste of Spring — with the “McFlurry Crunchy Sakura“!!
After the winter cold, it’s now time to anticipate the coming of warmer weather, and of course the beautiful sakura cherry blossoms. The food industry is certainly no exception to this Japanese obs...
- March 14, 2017
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High-tech Cocomi Undershirt Detects Drowsiness in Drivers
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JAPAN TRENDS
At a glance, Japan’s roadways would seem plenty dangerous: a high pedestrian count, non-existent bike lanes, an increasingly elderly population behind the wheel, Pokémon Go. But despite the slew of danger-making variables, the nation’s streets are becoming safer, recording fewer t...
At a glance, Japan’s roadways would seem plenty dangerous: a high pedestrian count, non-existent bike lanes, an increasingly elderly population behind the wheel, Pokémon Go. But despite the slew of danger-making variables, the nation’s streets are becoming safer, recording fewer t...
- March 13, 2017
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‘Bring on the Melody’: The Heroic Way to Strike Up The Band
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JAPAN TIMES
Zero-to-hero movies, usually about athletes or musicians or other folks engaged in something competitive and cinematic (baseball, yes; darts, no), are a staple of the film business in Japan. One reason: Audiences here admire gaman — the perseverance the protagonists display in pursu...
Zero-to-hero movies, usually about athletes or musicians or other folks engaged in something competitive and cinematic (baseball, yes; darts, no), are a staple of the film business in Japan. One reason: Audiences here admire gaman — the perseverance the protagonists display in pursu...
- March 11, 2017
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