KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:29 | All, JapanThe government said Monday it has agreed to buy an uninhabited island in Japan's southwest with an eye to using it as a U.S. military takeoff and landing t…

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Miho Otani became the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis destroyer on Monday, pledging to set an example for other female sailors to follow.
"It is a great honor to become the first fem…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:09 | Lifestyle, All, JapanJapan is set to approve a plan to sell duty-free goods in vending machines to address a manpower shortage to process such sales especially in a…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 12:56 | Lifestyle, All, JapanThe city of Yokohama near Tokyo began issuing certificates recognizing the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples on Monday.
Yo…

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KYODO NEWS - 35 minutes ago - 17:44 | All, JapanBREAKING NEWS: Nissan to strengthen alliance with Renault, Mitsubishi Motors: CEO UchidaBREAKING NEWS: Nissan not considering business integration with…

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Some agencies welcome foreigners, then bring a special box full of units available to outsiders.
Ms. X speaks passionately about the TV drama Winter Sonata and Yon-sama (Bae Yong-Joon).
This second a…

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A Japanese Game Developer working in Tokyo Japan. This is the programmer life in Japan. As a Japanese game programmer you'll see what it is like commuting to work in Tokyo and going to work at one o…

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If you are searching for a new angle to represent yourself, can we interest you in some straight lines?
There are plenty of ways to personalize your hanko (also known as an inkan), the official stamp…

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For more than 100 years, a town in Nara Prefecture has been using leftover, high-quality cypres wood from the home construction process to create disposable chopsticks.
But even in this process there…

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For a moment in 1999, Shenmue represented the future of all video games.
As such, the game was filled with daily chores, repetitious part-time work, all the stuff that, ostensibly, people play video …

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