Tokyo (CNN) — Tokyo is arguably one of the most modern cities in the world, a heaving metropolis with its sights set fully on the future.
The Mori Art Museum, for instance, sits atop Mori Tower, one …

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[Photo courtesy of Tokyo Yakatabune Association]Traditional "yakatabune" boat companies make 60 to 70 percent of their annual profits between July and September.
"It is possible to remove the Odaiba …

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:14 | All, JapanA specially built car that carried Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in a parade to commemorate the former's enthronement earlier this month was put on …

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At Seikado Bunko Art Museum in Setagaya through December 15.
1926) is a Japanese printmaker whose artist name comes from a mythical flower said to bloom once every three thousand years.
“Donge Kobaya…

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So much so, in fact, that the most popular mobile games have made up roughly half of the entire market’s revenue!
So exactly how much are gamers spending on their favorite mobile games?
The 2018 publ…

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One of the great things about the One Piece series is how intricate the world it’s set in is.
Though originally written in Japanese, the manga hints that characters in the series also speak English, …

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Snake legs: 蛇足 (dasoku)Image: by RakuboBut wait, snakes don’t have legs … do they?
From this episode, the expression “snake legs” has come to mean something additional that is unnecessary and possibl…

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As Sam, players scale jagged mountains, slickened by pouring rain, and fall down backward, damaging the cargo that is key to restoring communication between isolated cities.
“That’s why I added this …

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Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa nuclear power plant is seen in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami damaged one of its reactors.
2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa plant was cleared to restart…

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That even applies to something as seemingly mundane as office supplies, as is evident by this new see-through eraser that enhances precision by providing an unobstructed view of what’s actually being…

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