KYODO NEWS - Oct 13, 2019 - 10:27 | Lifestyle, All, WorldBIEL, Switzerland - Swatch Group Ltd. has inaugurated its new headquarters in Biel, northern Switzerland, one of the world's largest timber st…

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The first Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and Australia was an invitational affair and Japan were, as they have been ever since, Asia's lone representative.
The 1995 World Cup in South Africa marked J…

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Tatsuo: Yes, yes, yes, Todai and Waseda.
Tatsuo: Yes, yes, and now, we’re working with Waseda University.
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Also, Tatsuo gave some really interesting advice about…

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Sumi Hayashi is a veteran curator whose resume includes Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, Yokohama Triennale 2014, and the 14th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh.
TAB: TRANS– bills itself as “an art p…

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A large portion of the Japanese rugby team has won themselves a 3-year visa extension offer, instead of the usual 1 year, the next time they visit the Tokyo Immigration Bureau.
Foreign-players interv…

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The Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony is a charming experience for any newcomer to the city and the Kawagoe Festival is always a lively affair.
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The first fatality of Typhoon Hagibis has been reported as the storm, the strongest to hit Japan in decades, edges closer to making landfall with the country's main island.
AFP via Getty Images 2/16 …

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Tokyo 2020: Five British Paralympians to look out for Show all 5 left Created with Sketch.
Getty Images 3/5 Stef Reid – long jump After securing silver medals in long jump at the 2012 London and 2016…

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Japanese stalker found victim's home by looking at reflection in her pupil in a high resolution photoLast month a Japanese entertainer named Ena Matsuoka was attacked in front of her home in Tokyo.
H…

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Did you know that high-resolution phone cameras can expose more than just pimples and pores?
Japanese idol Ena Matsuoka was attacked outside her home last month after a fan figured out her address fr…

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