THE JAPAN TIMES
 
 
TAIPEI – Shoma Uno finished fourth and Takahito Mura fifth at the Four Continents Championships on Sunday as Canada’s Patrick Chan won the event for the third time.
Uno, in second after a personal-high 92.99 points in the short program, was only able to add another 176.82 poin...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — PBJ Inc is releasing a line of halal-certified skincare products, “Momo Hime,” approved by the Japan Islamic Trust, on March 3 in Japan and abroad.
Having the 80 years of experience running a fruit and vegetable retailer, PBJ has for many years focused on the effects of the ...

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Step into spring with a little help from some iconic Japanese imagery.
With Adidas and Rita Ora collaborating on a geisha-inspired sportswear range, and Nike releasing a trio of sakura sneakers, spring 2016 looks set to be filled with Japanese themes from some of the biggest brands ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Sony Corp has released a universal remote control that uses an electronic paper device and can display buttons chosen by the user.
The concept of the Huis Remote Controller Huis-100RC passed an in-house audition. A fund for commercializing it had been raised through crowdfun...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Shiseido has teamed up with photographer and film director Mika Ninagawa to make a Tsubaki-themed public bathhouse.
 
The Tsubaki-yu celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Tsubaki haircare brand and is open from February 11th to March 31st at a sento in Oshiage, near the Tokyo Sky...

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Just because you love cats’ free-spirited nature doesn’t mean you have to put up with a messy apartment.
In their heart of hearts, a lot of people have such a soft spot for cats that they’d like to own more than one. This can present a bit of a problem, though, in that the more spac...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
In a blatant attempt to attract women who like good beer, an event will be held on February 20th in Harajuku with bicep-baring male servers.
Macho Craft Beer Bar features three hunky men who will be serving customers without much in the way of attire.
It costs ¥4,200 for a two-hour...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Following the bubble-wrap-popping and building-block-removing promos for Dragon Quest, the latest interactive use of Shinjuku Station for a marketing campaign is the new PlayStation 4 game of “Attack on Titan“.
The hit anime and live-action movie is about to be released as a video ...

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The electric energy of Pikachu tastes like puffs of crispy caramel.
Japanese snack manufacturer Tohato will be introducing a new product this spring, with one of the anime world’s most well-known characters bringing its star power into the mix.
The “Popcorn and Pikachu Snack” mixes ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
This article by Lily Crossley-Baxter first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo.It’s Valentine’s Day soon, and as you will have noticed, there is chocolate EVERYWHERE. It’s in cute heart-shaped boxes, it’s in baskets with puppies, it’s on your fries and now it can be in your ramen. Personally,...

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