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People Offer New Year Prayers

January 1, 2020

People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers in Tokyo on January 1, 2020. – Millions of Japanese people will visit shrines and temples across the country during the first three days of the new year to pray

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People Gather for New Year’s Countdown Event in Shibuya

January 1, 2020

The scramble crossing near Shibuya Station is filled with people during a New Year’s countdown event in the Shibuya entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan, in the small hours of Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Current Events-Jiji Press

Japanese Belief

December 31, 2019

Shinto priests leave the inner shrine after concluding a ritual to mark the end of the year and prepare for the new one at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 31 December 2019. About three million people visit the shrine during

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Japanese Startup Postpones Rocket Launch

December 29, 2019

Taiki, Hokkaido- Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. said Sunday that it has postponed the launch of a small observation rocket until at least Tuesday for technical reasons. Interstellar was scheduled to launch the Momo-5 rocket in Taiki, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan,

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Japan’s Princess Kako Turns 25

December 29, 2019

Tokyo- Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 25 on Sunday. She graduated from International Christian University in Tokyo in March, visited Austria and Hungary on her first official trip abroad in

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Tourism Concern Grows in Sapporo amid Snow Shortages

December 29, 2019

Sapporo- Concerns are growing for tourism in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, due to serious snow shortages in the northernmost Japan prefecture this year. Some ski resorts have yet to open, while organizers of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival are

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Japan Lunar New Year

December 27, 2019

Sixteen-year-old sea lion ‘Leo’ poses after writing the Chinese character for rat ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, December 26, 2019. – Much of Asia and the world celebrated the Lunar

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Idol Group Arashi to Serve as Japan-China Goodwill Ambassador

December 26, 2019

Chengdu, China- The Japanese government said Wednesday it has appointed male idol group Arashi to serve as goodwill ambassador for sports and cultural exchanges with China next year. Arashi can represent both countries as it is very popular in China

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