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By Amelie Marie Nishizawa Dec 7, 2019 3 min readDid Japanese Buddhist monks bring Zazen meditation to the world?
Do Japanese people…

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An ex-student is labeling Seiseiko High School in Kumamoto Prefecture as one such school, claiming corrupt traditions there cost him his education.
He has since transferred to a correspondence high s…

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What about other brands like, say, Dr. Pepper?
So out of those three categories, the majority liked Dr. Pepper, which is a win in my book, as a Dr. Pepper fan myself!
So it seems that Dr. Pepper rema…

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Believers claim that by examining the lines of your palm and fingers, an expert can deduce your future and true character.
In Japan, the term reikan refers to one’s ability to notice and feel the wor…

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The bullet train is decked out in pink ribbons and images of Hello Kitty as a conductor.
Blink and you might miss the sight of one the world’s most iconic characters plastered on the side: the belove…

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Warm, flavorful, and filling, ramen checks off just about every important item on the checklist for hearty comfort food.
The newest addition to the Katsuya menu, with a December 9 debut, is ramen cro…

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KYODO NEWS - 44 minutes ago - 17:34 | All, JapanAn employee of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly abetting suicide after one of the company's recruits killed him…

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The situation first came to light after a man who bought nine hard drives in an internet auction contacted the Kanagawa government.
The servers have been leased from Fujitsu Leasing Co., which commis…

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Among his numerous projects, Moriyama recalled the Canadian Embassy redevelopment project as one of his "happiest and most challenging."
He was appointed as the design architect for the project in wh…

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“We want people to see this and be talking about this,” says Jenny Storms, chief marketing officer for NBC Sports Group.
The five-day “WeHo” session — nicknamed for its geographical location — was al…

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