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Japanese Convenience Store Christmas Cakes Are Cuter Than Ever!
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
This is what Christmas dessert looks like in Japan.
Even though Halloween is still over a month away, Lawson convenience stores around the country are already accepting orders for their 2016 Christmas cake lineup from 20 September. While their catalogue features all the usual Japane...
This is what Christmas dessert looks like in Japan.
Even though Halloween is still over a month away, Lawson convenience stores around the country are already accepting orders for their 2016 Christmas cake lineup from 20 September. While their catalogue features all the usual Japane...
- September 29, 2016
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Better Automatic Translations Sought By 2020
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government plans to accelerate the development of automatic voice translation technology that instantly translates spoken words into other languages ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Demand for translation has been growing due to a rapid increase in the number...
The government plans to accelerate the development of automatic voice translation technology that instantly translates spoken words into other languages ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Demand for translation has been growing due to a rapid increase in the number...
- September 27, 2016
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PlayStation VR Launches at Tokyo Game Show 2016 With Special Anrealage Designer Uniforms
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tokyo Game Show 2016 opened yesterday and, as expected, is dominated by virtual reality.
This year there are 614 exhibitors — the highest number ever — and over 100 VR systems and games are showcased at Japan’s premier gaming event.
Making a comeback after Sony canceled its Project...
Tokyo Game Show 2016 opened yesterday and, as expected, is dominated by virtual reality.
This year there are 614 exhibitors — the highest number ever — and over 100 VR systems and games are showcased at Japan’s premier gaming event.
Making a comeback after Sony canceled its Project...
- September 27, 2016
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Japan, U.S. To Create International IoT Standards
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The IoT Acceleration Consortium, a Japanese body formed by industry, government and academia that is studying the internet of things (IoT; see below), has entered the final coordination stage as it cooperates with two U.S. IoT consortiums to draw up international standards for th...
The IoT Acceleration Consortium, a Japanese body formed by industry, government and academia that is studying the internet of things (IoT; see below), has entered the final coordination stage as it cooperates with two U.S. IoT consortiums to draw up international standards for th...
- September 27, 2016
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Japanese Cafe Chain Serves Up Purple Pancakes for Halloween
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The sweet stack isn’t the only brightly coloured item on the menu!
Hawaiian casual restaurant chain Eggs ‘n Things is well known throughout Japan for its huge array of light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, with its Harajuku branch in particular often seeing long lines of customers s...
The sweet stack isn’t the only brightly coloured item on the menu!
Hawaiian casual restaurant chain Eggs ‘n Things is well known throughout Japan for its huge array of light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, with its Harajuku branch in particular often seeing long lines of customers s...
- September 26, 2016
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Tiffany Ginza Creates Romantic Digital Installation For Couples, HAND Meets HAND
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JAPAN TRENDS
Who says romance is dead when you have digital projection technology?
Luxury jewellery brand Tiffany has installed a special interactive installation in its Ginza flagship store. The somewhat awkwardly named HAND meets HAND commemorates the 130th anniversary of Tiffany Setting enga...
Who says romance is dead when you have digital projection technology?
Luxury jewellery brand Tiffany has installed a special interactive installation in its Ginza flagship store. The somewhat awkwardly named HAND meets HAND commemorates the 130th anniversary of Tiffany Setting enga...
- September 24, 2016
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Japan’s Beauty Queens Rewrite Old Rules on Race and Nationality
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JAPAN TIMES
It appears that Japan is going through an identity crisis of sorts. Or perhaps an identity shift would be more accurate.
With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty — ...
It appears that Japan is going through an identity crisis of sorts. Or perhaps an identity shift would be more accurate.
With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty — ...
- September 23, 2016
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Ministry Plans to Distribute Flood Information by Text Message
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The land ministry has started a project to send flood warnings via text message to the mobile phones of people in two cities, in the wake of large-scale floods caused by torrential rain in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September last year.
The project began on Sept. 5 in Joso, ...
The land ministry has started a project to send flood warnings via text message to the mobile phones of people in two cities, in the wake of large-scale floods caused by torrential rain in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September last year.
The project began on Sept. 5 in Joso, ...
- September 23, 2016
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Tokyo Restaurant’s Milkshakes Are So Huge They Have Donuts and Churros In It
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ROCKET NEWS
And yes, that is a milkshake with pretzels and potato chips.
If you were in the mood for a tasty burger, you might not think to look for one in Japan, and even then, you might not expect to find such good, honest grub at a cafe that’s a side business for a fashionable clothing line....
And yes, that is a milkshake with pretzels and potato chips.
If you were in the mood for a tasty burger, you might not think to look for one in Japan, and even then, you might not expect to find such good, honest grub at a cafe that’s a side business for a fashionable clothing line....
- September 22, 2016
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Kyushu, Shikoku Hit Hard by Typhoon
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The powerful typhoon that slammed into western Japan on Tuesday brought torrential rains, a landslide and floods mainly in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions.
The Japan Meteorological Agency called on people to be alert to heavy rain and strong winds, which were expected in eastern J...
The powerful typhoon that slammed into western Japan on Tuesday brought torrential rains, a landslide and floods mainly in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions.
The Japan Meteorological Agency called on people to be alert to heavy rain and strong winds, which were expected in eastern J...
- September 20, 2016
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