The Tsukiji Fish Market has appeared in literally every guidebook about Tokyo and is (still) high on most visitors’ Tokyo bucket list.
Pro tip: You can visit the new Toyosu Fish Market and the histor…

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By Amelie Marie Nishizawa Mar 7, 2020 2 min readIn what turned out to be a worldwide famous coincidence, cult cyberpunk anime Akira predicted that (Neo) Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic games.
In a …

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So on February 21st, our Japanese-language reporter Momo Momomura treated herself to a one-night hotel stay at the “Henn na Hotel” in Maihama Bay, Tokyo.
The room she got was simple and reminded her …

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Since the mid-19th century, Japanese fishers have been leveraging this unusual technique to create dazzling images known as gyotaku.
Like a pre-photography proxy for fish Instagram, the prints origin…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:06 | Sports, News, All, JapanA microsatellite carrying model robots from the popular Japanese science fiction anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" was successfully launched into sp…

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JAXA expects reusability to slash rocket launch costs to around a hundredth of the current 7 billion yen ($66 million), strengthening Japan's competitiveness in aerospace amid growing demand.
The age…

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For much of the Japanese public, the tragedy underscored a growing sense that the country is under siege, by its own aged, out-of-control motorists.
There is even a grim new genre of dashcam videos, …

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Japan sees epidemic of elderly driver crashes... Japan is facing a new epidemic due to its aging population.
The number of car accidents caused by elderly drivers is skyrocketing in the country, A gr…

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KYODO NEWS - 9 minutes ago - 12:10 | All, Japan, CoronavirusA map created online last month by a South Korean university student charting reported coronavirus cases by Japanese municipality as well a…

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Besides Fila apparel capsules, the 40th anniversary of Gundam is also being celebrated with a life-size, moving statue.
While it won't go on display for the public until later this year in Yokohama, …

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