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Nissan Surprises Hard-working Mom With Unique Drive-in Theater

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JAPAN TRENDS
 Nissan has created a fun film of an eight-year-old giving his mom a very nice surprise.
Hinata and his mom take a drive in a Nissan Dayz HIghway.
Mrs. Masuda thinks she is going to be appearing in a marketing video but instead gets directed to a special car park where her family pro...

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New Regulations Eyed For ‘Minpaku’ Lodgings

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JAPAN NEWS
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and the Japan Tourism Agency will establish rules for “minpaku” businesses, which offer vacant rooms at condominiums and other private homes as accommodation for tourists, as early as this autumn.
Minpaku are considered an effective way to make up...

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Japan To Send Plutonium Cache To U.S. Under Nuclear Deal

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JAPAN TODAY
 TOKYO —Japan will send a huge cache of plutonium—enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs—to the United States as part of a deal to return the material that was used for research, reports and officials said Tuesday.
The plutonium stockpile, provided by the U.S., Britain and France decades ...

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Perfume and OK Go Collaborate On Theme Song For New Anime Sushi Police Debuting On January 6

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ROCKET NEWS
 Japanese pop group Perfume and American band OK Go have teamed up to create a theme song for the new Japanese anime “Sushi Police”.
To celebrate 20 years of broadcasting, Japanese TV channel Tokyo MX will be releasing a new 3DCG anime called Sushi Police, set to debut on January 6. T...

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These Hello Kitty Shoes Are Too Cute To Wear

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ROCKET NEWS
Looking for some cute kicks to get yourself ready for spring? Then it’s time to check out this collaboration between IROnna and Sanrio!
Sanrio hardly needs any introduction at this point—we assume that if you read RocketNews24, you probably know who owns the world’s cutest character, ...

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House of Cards: Can Traditional New Year’s Greetings Survive in Modern Times?

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JAPAN TIMES
 On Jan. 1, legions of Japan Post Co. employees delivered millions of nengajō (New Year’s cards) to homes nationwide.
 
Over the next few days, employees at the postal company will sort through many more as they deal with a second wave of belated New Year’s cards in the post that have...

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‘Tis The Season For Japan’s Handy Hangover Cures

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JAPAN TIMES
Makoto Yamauchi is taking comfort in a dizzying array of hangover cures, from clam elixirs to turmeric tonics, as Japan’s new year party season gets into full swing.
The bottled drinks are a multimillion-dollar business in Japan and ’tis the season for recovery tonics as millions turn...

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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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