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South Korean speed sating queen to marry Japanese singer

August 29, 2019

Seoul–Former South Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa is set to marry Kangnam, a Japanese singer, her management agency said Thursday. Lee, 30, will hold a wedding ceremony on Oct. 12 with the 32-year-old artist, whose real name is Yasuo Namekawa.

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Japan GSDF Band Joins Military Music Festival in Moscow

August 25, 2019

Moscow- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Central Band performed in the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival at Moscow’s Red Square on Friday, becoming the first SDF band to join the event. The GSDF band played music featuring Japanese traditional

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Finland Air Guitar world championship

August 24, 2019

Nanami Nagura alias Seven Seas of Japan performs during the final of the 24th Air Guitar World Championship in Oulu, Finland, 23 August 2019. The annual event runs from 22 to 23 August. The finals will be held on 23

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Japan’s Workers Spend More Hours At The Office

August 22, 2019

In this picture taken on July 4, 2019 Japanese Yoshie Midorikawa, a sales manager at technology firm, works at her home in Tokyo. – Japan’s workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. But

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Line Launches Brokerage Service on Smartphone App

August 21, 2019

Tokyo- Japan’s Line Securities Corp. said it has launched a brokerage service on the Line free messaging app for smartphones. The joint venture between Nomura Holdings Inc. and Line Financial Corp., a unit of Line Corp., lets users trade shares

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Japan: Android robot

August 18, 2019

TOPSHOT – This photo taken on June 18, 2019 shows an android robot at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. – The 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the

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Netherlands Music Festival

August 18, 2019

Japanese women’s punk rock band Otoboke Beaver performs on the second day of the 27th edition of music festival A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands, 17 August 2019, issued 18 August 2019. EPA/PAUL BERGEN Jiji Press

Efforts to Improve Sleep Quality Spreading among Japan Firms

August 14, 2019

Osaka- An increasing number of Japanese companies are working to improve the quality of sleep of their workers, with some seeking business opportunities from “sleep technologies” for comfortable sleep. In July, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. launched an effort to improve the

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