An ambulance which is believed to be carrying a person who was transferred from cruise ship Diamond Princess after 10 people tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at a maritime police base in Yoko…

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Now the metropolitan government has had enough, and is fighting back by commissioning a line of cast iron urinals that can repel most human-powered attacks.
They’ve been known to provide iron fencing…

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If you’ve never lived in Japan before, then sleeping on the floor might seem pretty strange.
That’s why today we’re counting down the top five reasons sleeping on the floor Japanese-style is awesome.…

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The Ghibli theme park will be divided into multiple areas.
It is scheduled to open in 2022Last year we reported that Studio Ghibli and Aichi Prefecture had reached an agreement to host Ghibli Park, a…

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According to Android Police, to use Assistant in Japanese, it must be the only language you've enabled -- you'll have to disable any other language on your device.
Don't worry, though: you can still …

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Hong Kong (CNN) More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus by infec…

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The Burger King is just two doors down from the now-shuttered Mickey D's.
It is selfish for us to say this, but please everyone, go to McDonald's today," the Burger King post continued.
CNNTwitter us…

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SNA (Tokyo) — The trading company Marubeni Corporation will build Japan’s first large-scale commercial offshore wind farms in Akita Prefecture in an initiative that may help the nation reduce its car…

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A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors.
Named Jewel, the L-shaped home was designed…

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Our Japanese-language writer Kowloon Kurosawa was in Akihabara one day when he decided to visit a vending machine-lined, somewhat ramshackle corner of a street.
But what caught his attention was the …

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