Japanese workers are famous for their seemingly inexhaustible dedication to their companies and ability to work long, long hours.
Japan Today asked foreigners “Why do you think Japanese work such lon…

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Maybe Wagakki Band will open Tokyo 2020!
If you are lucky enough to be a denizen of Japan during the Rio Olympics, then surely you’ve heard the captivating strains of Wagakki Band coming through your…

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Instead, we simply walked over to our local branch of Katsuya, a casual Japanese restaurant chain, and ordered a plate of ramen croquettes.
Since Katsuya ordinarily specializes in tonkatsu (deep-frie…

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That’s the storefront of Reeast Room, a bar in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, just a little over the Sumidagawa River from the Tokyo Skytree.
But what convinced us to step inside was Reeast Room’s ax throwing f…

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Fuji, will be named "Haneda Airport Garden."
Japan welcomed more than 30 million tourists in 2018, and the government is working toward an annual target of 40 million next year.
Haneda Airport Garden…

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Sure, we suppose you could make money by treating your Pocket Monsters like this, but it’d make you the real monster.
Instead, you earn money by battling the Pokémon teams of other Trainers you occas…

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Here are our top picks for where to see the first sunrise of 2020 in Japan.
Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo (Sunrise 6:46 a.m.)Sunrise at Tokyo Skytree.
1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045 - Map Di…

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Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Japanese city was awarded a Guinness World Record for decorating a large Christmas tree with 51,626 message cards authored by local children.
The City of Moriyama said children fro…

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Tower Records vanished from America's malls more than a decade ago.
North American visitors to the shopping corridors of Tokyo and Osaka may be surprised to find brands they’d written off as dead at …

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Production committee for Fragtime, studio’s most recent anime that’s playing in theaters right now, say their repeated attempts to communicate have yielded no response.
No pay, which is the situation…

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