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Imperial garden party

November 9, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd L) pose with family members (from 3rd L to R) Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, Princess Mako, Princess Akiko, Princess Yoko, Princess Tsuguko and Princess Ayako

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Multilingual Service Robots

November 9, 2017

TOKYO- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters presenting multilingual service robots at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) building in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, 09 November 2017. Multilingual service robots will welcome and assist visitors during their visit at the TMG.

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Blue Cyclamen

November 9, 2017

TOKYO- A new brand of blue cyclamen named “Edo no Ao” (Edo’s blue) is unveiled to the press by Suntory Flowers Ltd., a unit of major Japanese food and beverage group Suntory Holdings Ltd., in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of

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Japan Amazon Echo AI Speaker

November 8, 2017

TOKYO- Amazon Japan President Jasper Cheung, center, holds Amazon’s Echo smart speaker with support for the Japanese language in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Amazon Japan G.K. said Wednesday it will launch three models of its Echo artificial intelligence-based

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Japanese filmmaker Junji Sajamoto presents his film ‘Ernesto’

November 7, 2017

BOLIVIA- The Japanese filmmaker Junji Sajamoto presents his film ‘Ernesto’, in La Paz, Bolivia, 07 November 2017. The film is based on the story of Freddy Maymura, a Bolivian guerrilla of Japanese origin who fought alongside Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in

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Ginza Ukai-tei

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- A photo dated Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, shows an internal view of luxury grill restaurant Ginza Ukai-tei in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district, Japan. The Michelin one-star restaurant, located on the first floor of the Jiji Press building, served dinner

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Department stores unveil 2018 “Fukubukuroˮ lucky bags

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese department stores have unveiled their “fukubukuro” New Year’s lucky bags for 2018, including many packages that offer experience-based programs and “instagenic” products. Sogo & Seibu Co.’s flagship Seibu department store in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward

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US First Lady Melania Trump with Akie Abe, during a visit to the Mikimoto Ginza Main Store

November 5, 2017

TOKYO- US First Lady Melania Trump (L) arrives with Akie Abe (C), wife of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a visit to the Mikimoto Ginza Main Store in the fashionable Ginza district of Tokyo on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

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