Typhoon Hagibis may now be a swirl of clouds near Alaska, but its impacts on Japan are still playing out.
Hagibis is likely to be a multi- billion-dollar disaster, with extensive damages to homes, bu…

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At its booth at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, ANA is demonstrating its avatar technology, which allows people to remotely control a robot in a distant location.
ANA sees the new tech…

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KYODO NEWS - Oct 14, 2019 - 00:06 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllPlayers and supporters alike in Japan were ecstatic after the Rugby World Cup hosts defeated Scotland on Sunday to book a place in their firs…

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(Kenki Fukuoka)(Kotaro Matsushima)With so many mathematical permutations as to who would join Ireland in the quarterfinals, Japan made things simple as their explosive, skillful rugby eventually prov…

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KYODO NEWS - 21 hours ago - 15:53 | Lifestyle, All, JapanTokyo, Kyoto and Osaka rank among the world's best 10 large cities -- with the Japanese capital topping the list for a fourth successive year …

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According to Komazaki, more than 90 percent of mothers with disabled children needing medical care at home in Japan are likely unable to return to work fulltime.
Since they started, Helen has provide…

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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.
Tatsuo: Yeah, yeah.
Tatsuo: Yeah, yes.
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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