Odakyu’s new Romancecar express train unveiled to media

December 6, 2017

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref.- Japan’s Odakyu Electric Railway Co. unveiled a new model of its Romancecar limited express trains to media on Tuesday, planning to start its commercial operations in March next year. The new Type 70000 model, the ninth-generation Romancecar,

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Kyugetsu doll maker Sasakura displays “hagoita”

December 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu employee Haruka Sasakura, wearing a kimono dress, displays wooden battledores or “hagoita” decorated with images of the giant panda cub Xiang Xiang (center) and celebrities such as this year’s topics at the company’s showroom in

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Actor Asano in his film Hakuchi

December 6, 2017

FRANCE- Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano poses at the Normandy hotel 17 March 2000 before the screening of his film Hakuchi directed by Macoto Tezka at the Deauville 2000 Panasia film festival. Jiji Press

Spain soccer UEFA champions league

December 6, 2017

SPAIN- (left-right) Borussia Dortmund players Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos (left), Gabonese stricker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (right), Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa, Spanish defender Marc Bartra and Dutch head coach Peter Bosz attend a training session at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in

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Kobe’s popular maternal handbook put on sale online

December 5, 2017

Kobe- A maternal and child health handbook issued by the western Japan city of Kobe that has attracted popularity for its unique design was put on sale through an online flea market service, Jiji Press has learned. The handbook got

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Crown Prince and Princess attend the disabled persons week event

December 5, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend an event for the disabled persons’ week in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. The date for Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne has been effectively set as May

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Shogi Master Habu

December 5, 2017

KAGOSHIMA PREF.- Japanese professional shogi player Yoshiharu Habu, front, is seen after he became the first-ever professional shogi player to win the seventh “eisei” lifetime title in Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Jiji Press

International Space Station (ISS) expedition 54/55

December 5, 2017

KAZAKHSTAN- TOPSHOT – Members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 54/55, NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (back), Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (center) and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) (front) take part in the preflight preparation at

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