A few days after a mysterious list of the 51 busiest train stations in the world emerged on the Internet an expanded version listing the 100 busiest train stations around the globe has shown itself.
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Photo : Getty ImagesTokyo Disneyland, Legoland Japan, and Universal Studios Japan will close their gates for at least two weeks on Saturday over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak that has sicke…

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Pretty much everyone in Japan loves hot springs, and hot springs can be found pretty much everywhere in Japan.
So if you’re in a romantic relationship here, sooner or later you and your partner will …

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The Tokyo National Museum is, unsurprisingly, one of the best places to see Japanese works of art and historical artifacts.
In the case of Mikazuki Munechika, marking called uchi no ke, shaped like c…

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KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 09:25 | All, Japan, CoronavirusAn Osaka Prefecture-based toothpick manufacturer has released a new product to help people reduce the risk of contracting the novel coronavir…

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Most of Suzuki’s employees are freelancers who were already teleworking, so a physical office space made little practical and economical sense.
Hirokazu Yamaguchi, a manager at NEC Corp.’s corporate …

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Whichever way you look at it, the publication of The Swamp by Yoshiharu Tsuge is a big deal.
The Swamp, which gathers together 11 stories from the mid-60s, is the first volume in a series of seven by…

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As Japan’s voluntary policy of “jishuku“, or self-restraint, continues, more and more people are working from home, and families are spending more time together than ever before.
However, 33 percent …

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And there’s also ANGEL LIBRARY, a cafe in the Gion District of Kyoto, that is so exclusive you need a special code to even get inside.
It’s merely a distractionto keep the masses away from the hidden…

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The Japanese government plans to completely lift the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic on Monday, before it expires on May 31, government sources said Sunday.
The 42 other prefec…

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