The Japanese government is looking for ways to get foreign tourists to spend more money while visiting the country. Tourists are not spending as much as they used to.

Government sources say officials…

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NHK has learned the Japanese government is set to choose April 30, 2019 as the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication. The following day will be Crown Prince Naruhito's accession.

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Sumo grand champion Harumafuji says he's retiring to take responsibility for his actions and avoid degrading the rank of yokozuna.

Harumafuji is under police investigation for hitting and injuring lo…

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Japanese researchers have successfully made light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, from rare earth metals found on the seabed south of the country.

The presence of mud containing the rare metals was confirm…

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Advisors to the Japan Sumo Association have withheld a decision on punishment for Yokozuna Grand Champion Harumafuji for his violence against a rank-and-file wrestler.

The yokozuna deliberation counc…

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Forget everything you were ever taught/forced to learn about making a bed. The truth is, with the right textures and layers you can leave your bed unmade and not be classified as a slob. We first not…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments

Hakuho won his 40th Sumo Title to set a record for the number of titles won by a single sumo wrestler.

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The Tokyo government has decided that a giant panda cub at Ueno Zoo is ready to make her public debut. She will go on display on December 19th.

Xiang Xiang was born at the zoo in central Tokyo on Jun…

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Students in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, have created dinosaur sculptures using rice straw from farmers affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

There are six straw dinosaurs on display. …

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After three days of carefully navigating through a shattered reactor building, the Manbo finally reached the heavily damaged Unit 3 reactor. There, the robot beamed back video of a gaping hole at the…

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