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Men’s Pro Snowboard Superpipe Final

December 15, 2017

BRECKENRIDGE, CO- Ayumu Hirano #117 of Japan competes in the Men’s Pro Snowboard Superpipe Final during Day 3 of the Dew Tour on Friday, December 15, 2017 in Breckenridge, Colorado. Jiji Press

Annual celestial show

December 14, 2017

Shizuoka Pref.- This composite photo made from nine photos taken between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017, shows the Geminid meteor shower raining down on Mount Fuji, which was observed at a campsite in the city

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Capsule toys in Japan

December 13, 2017

Capsule toys have been around in Japan for more than 40 years but the craze really took off in 2012 when Tokyo-based manufacturer Kitan Club launched “Koppu no Fuchico” (“Fuchico at the edge of a glass”). The miniature trinkets nestled

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Gov’t seen honoring Shogi master Habu, Go champ Iyama

December 13, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government is considering granting the People’s Honor Award to 47-year-old shogi master Yoshiharu Habu and Yuta Iyama, a 28-year-old champion of the board game go, an official said Wednesday. Last week, Habu became the first-ever shogi player

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More restaurants becoming smoke-free

December 13, 2017

Tokyo- An increasing number of major Japanese restaurant chain operators are making their outlets completely smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Japanese and Tokyo metropolitan governments are slated to tighten measures against passive smoking to

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Honda in action

December 13, 2017

AL-AIN- FC Pachuca’s midfielder Keisuke Honda of Japan (top) fights for the ball against Gremio FBPA’s midfielder Michel of Brazil during the first semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 between Gremio FBPA and CF Pachuca at the

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Taiwan Japan Culture

December 13, 2017

TAIWAN- Taiwan women pose for photographs after performing a Japanese dance at a community event in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, 12 December 2017. Taiwan was a Japanese colony from 1895-1945, so Taiwan’s culture and lifestyle have been influenced by Japanese culture.

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Kazuo Ishiguro awarded with Nobel Prize in literature

December 11, 2017

London- Japanese-born British author Kazuo Ishiguro received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Sunday. Ishiguro, 63, was introduced by Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, and awarded with the prize medal

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