Kyoto, Japan (CNN) — In Japan's Sagano Bamboo Forest, on the outskirts of Kyoto, towering green stalks of the famously versatile plant sway in the wind, creaking eerily they collide and twist, leaves…

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However, one of Japan’s largest companies, telecommunications giant KDDI, has decided it’s time to loosen both its collar and dress code.
This week, KDDI, which also manages the au mobile phone netwo…

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I don’t know where the rumor got started that Japanese doesn’t have swear words, because it couldn’t be further from the truth.
Japan, we’re counting down the top five most offensive Japanese swear w…

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Since the opening, Akita Inaka School has welcomed people from countries across the world into its pocket of paradise in northern Japan for summer and autumn courses.
Akita Inaka School: More than a …

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In autumn, its main building sits atop a blaze of fiery maple trees.
Somewhat shrouded in secrecy is the Sanboin and its garden, which features bright maple trees, but where photography is also not a…

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Hong Kong (CNN Business) Shares in SoftBank fell as much as 4% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company reported worse than expected losses for the third quarter.
reported operating losses of $6.5 bill…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:32 | Lifestyle, All, JapanA snow crab caught in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori attracted the highest-ever bid for a crab at auction of 5 million yen ($46,000), …

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:38 | All, JapanTOKYO - All 10 Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains that were inundated in central Japan last month by floods triggered by Typhoon Hagibis will be scrapped d…

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Sure, sexy cars and even sexier game systems are great, but what would you choose as the truly exceptional Japanese inventions that influenced the world?
Chinese media site, Xinhua Net News, weighed …

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Unfortunately, the free Shinkansen ride for all luggage is about to become a thing of the past on the most popular Shinkansen lines.
Starting in May, passengers planning to take “large suitcases” abo…

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