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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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In the west, there’s a wide range of stores selling affordable and cute fashion marketed towards teens, such as H&M, TopShop, Zara and Forever 21. But in Japan, one of the most popular places for picking up cute clothes is the interestingly named chain store Cecil McBee. With a name s...

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JAPANESE STATION
It is a good news for  Indonesian people who interested in Japanese ‘thingy’. Not only an events but you also can join the competitions such as cosplay, karaoke and many more.
Forbitubi Communication & Japanese Station presents: Konbanwa Festival!!
This event will be held on 11, ...

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