Influential lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party are concerned about China’s plan to launch a sovereign digital currency, and have called on the nation to prepare to issue its own in response.
“How shou…

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Uguisudani is a neighborhood in Tokyo located slightly North of Ueno Park.
Last month in January, a new hotel called the Landabout opened just steps from Uguisudani Station.
The 169-room hotel is on …

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Ryus Noodle Bar is only the second non-Japan-based restaurant to stand among the museum’s gold-star line-up of eateries.
Chef Takahashi, with 20+ years experience in the food industry under his belt,…

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The port actually boasts a specialty pudding store, the Numazu Deep Sea Pudding Factory (Numazu Shinkai Purin Kōbō), which opened in July of 2018.
▼ Plus there’s the Asahi (Morning Sun) pudding made …

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(CNN) — Osaka's airport has just improved its facilities -- but not for its human travelers.
A world-class dog rest area, which includes shower facilities and a "pee pole" that cleans itself, will op…

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Nintendo isn’t just playing the hits when it comes to adding NES and SNES games to its Switch Online service.
The latest additions are some pretty deep cuts, including two SNES titles that were never…

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That’s the option provided by Japanese company Thanko, with its Super High-Speed One-Person Bento Box Rice Cooker.
▼ You can make the process especially easy by filling the compartment with pre-washe…

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If your Valentine's Day date says you’re しつこい, it means they just aren’t into you.
According to this stereotype, foreign guys are irresistible to Japanese women who are utterly incapable of distingui…

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KYODO NEWS - 30 minutes ago - 17:47 | Sports, News, AllThe organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games said Wednesday that Olympic tickets will be made available to people living outside Japan start…

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Celebrated Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata has been named the recipient of the prestigious American Express Icon Award 2020.
Considered the master of Japanese kaiseki, Yoshihiro Murata is the third-ge…

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