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Japanese master shoemaker in European art

November 22, 2017

TOKYO- This photo taken on November 7, 2017 shows Japanese master shoemaker Yohei Fukuda posing in his workshop in Tokyo. When Yohei Fukuda left for England more than a decade ago to learn his trade as a master leather shoemaker,

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Men in 20s go out less on holidays: survey

November 22, 2017

Tokyo- Men in their 20s in Japan went out far less on holidays in 2015 than 23 years ago, a government survey has found. The average number of their daily travels stood at 1.91 for weekdays and 1.24 for holidays,

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Robot Expo

November 21, 2017

TOKYO- Humanoid robot Pepper (center) welcomes visitors standing before Boston Dynamics robots on display at the ‘SoftBank Robot World 2017’ in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, 21 November 2017. Organized by telecommunications and mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp., the two day

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Emperor Showa’s monologue to be auctioned in New York

November 21, 2017

New York- The late Japanese Emperor’s monologue will be auctioned in New York on Dec. 9, major auctioneer Bonhams has said. “Showa Tenno Dokuhakuroku,” or “The Emperor’s Monologue” in English, was dictated to close aides to Emperor Hirohito, whose posthumous

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The 45th International Emmy Awards Gala

November 20, 2017

NEW YORK, USA- Kiyoshi Umibe and Hiroshi Kataoka (right) of Japanese documentary ‘The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families’ arrive for the 45th International Emmy Awards Gala at the New York Hilton hotel in New York, New York,

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Autumn

November 20, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese parliament building, known as the Diet, is surrounded by autumnal yellow leaves from maidenhair trees in Tokyo on Monday, November 20, 2017. Jiji Press

Religion

November 20, 2017

SHIMANE PREFECTURE- Believers fulfill a sacred rite to welcome the gods of Japan to the Isumo region of western Japan during the tenth month of the moon calendar at Sada Shinto shrine in Matsue city, Shimane prefecture, Japan, Monday, 20

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Yamaguchi wins China Open

November 20, 2017

FUZHOU- Akane Yamaguchi of Japan hits a return against Gao Fangjie of China during their women’s singles final match at the China Open 2017 Badminton Championships in Fuzhou, in China’s eastern Fujian province on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Jiji Press