NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Legoland Japan, the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country, is struggling to wipe out negative perceptions that its admission fees are too expensive.

Before it opened in A…

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More than 100 Pikachus danced and paraded in Yokohama on Monday as part of a festival celebrating the mobile phone game Pokemon Go.

“When a lot of Pikachus appeared, they were so cute I couldn’t hand…

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Teams of energetic dancers from across Japan have competed on the final day of Yosakoi Festival, the biggest summer event in Kochi, western Japan.

The 64th edition of the Yosakoi dance festival wrapp…

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In a crowded city with a population over 13 million people, vehicles here tend to be on the small and efficient side. Gas is expensive, parking is difficult, and driving is on the left side of the ro…

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Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan’s most prolific and successful artists, is opening her own museum in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward. The 5-story structure will open to the public on October 1st, 2017.

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An exhibition of photos taken by Ernesto "Che" Guevara opened on Wednesday in Tokyo.

A film-making company is holding the event with about 240 photos to mark 50 years since the death of the man who w…

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Masako Wakamiya spotted a gap in the games market - and created a games app based on a traditional Japanese dolls festival.

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Panasonic wants to have lots of its electric wheelchairs in place at major airports across the country in time for the Olympics, which is coming to Japan in 2020. Trials have just launched at Tokyo’s…

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In my opinion this is a sad example of how technology does quite the opposite from improving people's lives. It might be fun to imagine yourself dating a virtual character, but in the long run it is …

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Haruo Nakajima, who was the man inside the monster suit for every "Godzilla" film from the 1954 original to 1972's "Godzilla vs. Gigan," died Monday (Aug. 7), according to Variety, citing "Godzilla" …

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