The campaign’s claims were scrutinized by Tokyo Shimbun in an Oct. 17 article.
Tokyo Shimbun says the truth is more complicated.
As the lawyer for Japan River Keeper Alliance told Tokyo Shimbun, Yanb…

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But for Hisato Hamada, the 42-year-old co-founder of Tokyo's white-hot Wagyumafia restaurant brand, which serves the world's finest cuts of Kobe beef, it's all in a day's work.
The Kobe beef back sto…

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Dai-Ichi Life Insurance’s Economics Research Institute, though, says there’s another activity that’s becoming increasingly common on salarymen’s schedules: weightlifting.
However, Japan’s baseline wo…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:25 | All, JapanPeople in Japan mourned the victims of Typhoon Hagibis on Tuesday, a month after the powerful typhoon left at least 90 people dead and flooded tens of thou…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 13:50 | All, JapanRepresentatives of U.S. digital giants expressed concerns Tuesday over a planned bill in Japan aimed at regulating global and domestic information technolo…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:05 | All, JapanThe government unveiled Tuesday tougher penalties on employers and supervisory bodies for the disappearances of foreign technical interns, with those with…

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Beginning tomorrow, the overachieving spacecraft will leave Ryugu and head back to Earth, bringing—hopefully—its asteroid samples along with it.
After a year and a half of exploratory work around the…

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Ryokan are traditional Japanese hotels whose roots can be traced back to the Edo Period (1603–1868).
Follow Trip Advisor Japan’s advice (and our additional explanations) here to ensure your visit to …

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On November 1, a billboard went up in Tokyo’s Akihabara near the station.
The billboard is for an adult game called, Motto!
Blazing Boobs Super Erotic Heart Mark App Academy!” Below is the billboard …

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The new Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer, which Paramount released this morning, is a giant improvement.
Our spiky hero no longer looks like a nightmarish experiment in avant garde taxidermy.
He has …

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