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Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang wows visitors

December 19, 2017

Tokyo- In her much-awaited public debut on Tuesday, Xiang Xiang, a six-month-old giant panda cub at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, enthralled lucky visitors chosen by lottery. With smartphones and other devices, visitors frantically snapped photos of Xiang Xiang playing and rolling

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Film ‘Bright’ Premiere

December 19, 2017

TOKYO- (Left-Right) US director David Ayer, US actor/cast member Will Smith, Australian actor/cast member Joel Edgerton and Swedish actress/cast member Noomi Rapace attend the Japan premiere for the film ‘Bright’ in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, 19 December 2017. The American urban

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Japanese Astronaut

December 18, 2017

KAZAKHSTAN- Member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reacts as his space suit is tested in the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Sunday, December 17, 2017. The

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Abe opens Instagram account

December 18, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has launched his official account on Instagram, joining many people in the nation, including young women, who are already enjoying the increasingly popular online photo-sharing service. His first post on the account, opened on

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Shops Buzzing for Public Debut of Ueno’s Giant Panda Cub

December 17, 2017

Tokyo- Shops and restaurants near Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo are buzzing for Tuesday’s planned start of a limited public display of Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda born at the zoo in June, with some offering panda goods and others organizing

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Ikebana

December 17, 2017

KYOTO- Japanese Ikebana master Shuho Hananofu prepares a flower arrangement to purify a Noh theater stage at Shimogamo Shinto Shrine in Kyoto city, Kyoto province, Japan, Saturday, 16 December 2017 (issued 17 December 2017). The Japanese flower art tradition of

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Remote-monitored driverless cars tested on Japan public roads

December 15, 2017

Tokyo- Tests of driverless cars under a remotely monitored system were conducted on public roads in Tokyo and a town in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday. According to the Tokyo metropolitan government and others, the self-driving tests represented Level

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‘Maneki-neko’

December 15, 2017

Bangkok- A Thai woman poses for photos next to a ‘Maneki-neko’ Japanese cat figurine and other decorations promoting a mobile banking service App in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, 15 December 2017. Thailand’s economy is expected to see four percent full-year growth

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