Chicken Ramen mascot Hiyoko-chan featured on manhole covers
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 14:30 | All, JapanA western Japanese city known as the birthplace of instant noodles is displaying manhole covers featuring Hiyoko-chan, the mascot of instan…
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Craft beer boom spells hope for hops in Iwate town
Japan imports about 95 percent of hops for domestic beer production from such countries as Germany. Kirin's program was aimed at supporting the Tohoku region's recovery from the March …
Car for imperial enthronement parade unveiled
KYODO NEWS - Oct 7, 2019 - 13:43 | All, Japan, LifestyleTOKYO - The Imperial Household Agency unveiled on Monday a specially built convertible sedan to be used by Emperor Naruhito and …
Actor George Takei's manga on internment promotes lesson for future
I'm the last of the generation that actually experienced (U.S. internment during World War II)," he said. "The reason I chose the manga style of telling this story is when I was a…
Controversial Japan art exhibition to reopen Tuesday
KYODO NEWS - 19 hours ago - 22:59 | Arts, All, JapanAn art exhibition featuring a statue symbolizing "comfort women" that sparked controversy will reopen Tuesday afternoon in Nago…
Rugby: Japan close in on q'finals with win over Samoa
(Kenki Fukuoka of Japan runs with the ball on his way to score a try.) (Kotaro Matsushima (L) of Japan fends off a Samoa player.) Following that ideal start, however, Japan went off the boi…
Canadian rakugo storyteller keeps dream alive in NYC
But one day also, I would love to build an actual 'yose,'" Sunshine, 49, told a press conference before showtime, referring to a traditional theater for rakugo storytelling. That …
Japan, U.S. affirm greater collaboration in lunar exploration
KYODO NEWS - Oct 5, 2019 - 08:04 | All, WorldThe Japanese and U.S. space agencies have agreed to step up collaboration in advancing human activities on the lunar surface as a way of realizi…
Japan curry chain to open 1st India restaurant in New Delhi suburb
KYODO NEWS - Oct 4, 2019 - 21:47 | All, JapanCurry restaurant chain Ichibanya Co. said Friday it will open a restaurant in a New Delhi suburb by next summer, its first Japanese-style c…
Rugby: Japanese superfan takes spotlight with body-painted jerseys
By Ayano Shimizu, KYODO NEWS - 15 hours ago - 20:05 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllAmong the many thousands of spectators packing into Rugby World Cup venues, one Japanese fan has been standing ou…