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Choosing Fast and Cheap Over High-End Chic in Yokohama, Japan

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NY TIMES
 
It was breakfast time in Yokohama Station, a half-hour by train from Tokyo, and I was having some of the best soba noodles of my life. The chewy buckwheat strands were sublime, the broth deeply savory and piping hot. A fresh-cracked egg floated on top, its yolk a gorgeous sunrise orang...

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Japanese Imperial Palace’s colorful garden captured in new picture book

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JAPAN DAILY EXPRESS
 
The beauty of Japan’s Imperial Palace, especially of its gardens, has long mesmerized people young and old who have visited it in Kyoto. Such was the case with painter and architect Eizo Kinoshita, whose hobby is to go to places where the history of the country’s Edo Period ...

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Dragonair upgrade offers; Nagoya-Jakarta direct flights; Milan expo carriers

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Starting this month, Dragonair will upgrade its business-class and economy-class cabins and install a new comprehensive in-flight entertainment system on its fleet of 15 A320 aircraft.
 
Since early 2013, the airline has been upgrading all cabins across its A330 and A321 fleet, whic...

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Only in Japan? Takkyubin Tourism

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AKIHABARA NEWS
 
One of the things that Japan is famous for is its punctuality. This is best demonstrated by the railway system, where at peak times trains run on the same tracks every 2-3 minutes and which is only possible because the operators have a target of a 99.9999% error-free rate (one er...

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Japan is trying to become a better destination for Muslim tourists

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MASHABLE
 
Unsure whether they could find halal food in Japan, a group of Muslim school teachers from Malaysia went so far as to prepare their own breakfast before departing.
 
By the end of the first day, they were more at ease. School principal Rahanim Adb Rahim and her group from Kuala Lumpur ...

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Nasi Lemak to entice Japanese tourists to Malaysia

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THE STAR
 
The way to someone’s heart is through the stomach is the adage. And Tourism Malaysia is using that to lure the Japanese to our shores.
 
With the help of Japanese food celebrity, Kentetsu Koh, the Malaysian nasi lemak made its way into Japanese tummies in an effort to introduce Malaysi...

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JTA launches quake and tsunami warning app in English

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JAPAN TIMES
 
As part of efforts to help foreign tourists during their stay in the country, the Japan Tourism Agency has produced an English-language smartphone app called “Safety Tips” which provides users with real-time earthquake and tsunami warnings.
 
The agency came up with the idea of crea...

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Singapore tourists to Japan up 15.9% in January-September

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
THE number of tourists from Singapore to Japan leapt by 18,319, or 15.9 per cent, between January and September this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).
 
Japan's most northern island, Hokkaido, boasts the thir...

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Universal Studios to hold UNIVERSAL COOL JAPAN in 2015

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JAPANTODAY
 
Universal Studios Japan has announced that it will hold UNIVERSAL COOL JAPAN only in 2015. This new event combines four major brands. In addition to “Biohazard” and “Monster Hunter” (as previously announced on Sept 18), the main attractions will also include “Evangelion” and “Attack ...

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7 Things Japan Can Teach You About Living A Long, Healthy Life

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HUFFINGTON POST
 
Want to know where to look to live a long, prosperous, healthy life? It’s simple. Just look east.
 
Japan, the land that gave us such treasures as Hokusai, Mothra and the delicious snack-stick known as Pocky , offers what may be the world’s best blueprint for a healthy life. Not...

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