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Tokyo (CNN) A 71-year-old man who allegedly made 24,000 toll-free calls to a telecoms provider to complain that the company had violated his contract has been arrested by police in Jap…
New York (CNN Business) Nissan plans to close US operations for two days in early 2020. The news was first reported by Motor1.com , and CNN Business confirmed the move with the auto maker. …
The rise in popularity and decades-long frenzy for tattoos is detailed in the 2017 book "Tattoos in Japanese Prints" by Sarah Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Ar…
Tokyo (CNN) — Tokyo is arguably one of the most modern cities in the world, a heaving metropolis with its sights set fully on the future. The Mori Art Museum, for instance, sits atop Mori Tower,…
This was the dawn of Japan's "bullet train" era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country's astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II. The Shinkansen …
Japan's first bullet train left Tokyo in 1964 running an average of 80 mph. High speed lines now run all over the world and the newest ones are pushing 370 mph. Source: CNN
(CNN) — It's considered one of the best sushi restaurants in all of Japan, yet a famous restaurant bible won't recommend it. Tokyo's Sukiyabashi Jiro is legendary, not only for it…
The first commercially available car navigation system was released in 1981 by Japanese company Honda. Sat nav – The first commercially available car navigation system was released in 1981 by Ja…
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Researchers from Yamagata University in Japan discovered new geoglyphs in Peru that could be more than 2,300 years old. Source: CNN
