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US First Lady Enjoys Music, Flower Events in Tokyo

May 27, 2019

Tokyo- Visiting U.S. first lady Melania Trump attended a music performance of bamboo flutes and enjoyed a demonstration of flower arrangement at an annex to the State Guest House Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Monday. She was joined by Akie

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Fukushima “Hula Girls” to Make 1st National Tour in 8 Years

May 27, 2019

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.- Spa Resort Hawaiians will launch a national tour by its “hula girls” hula dancers for the first time in eight years, Joban Kosan Co., the operator of the facility in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, has

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Noted Japanese Film Director Yasuo Furuhata Dies at 84

May 27, 2019

Tokyo- Japanese director Yasuo Furuhata, best known for his films “Eki” (Station) and “Poppoya” (Railroad Man) with the late Japanese movie star Ken Takakura, died of pneumonia in Tokyo. He was 84. His passing on May 20 was announced by

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Usa Japan Diplomacy

May 27, 2019

Children perform a traditional dance for US First Lady Melania Trump (L) and Akie Abe (R), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the Japanese style annex inside the State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, 27 May 2019. EPA

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Ceremony Marks 50 Years of Full Opening of Tomei Expressway

May 26, 2019

Tokyo- A ceremony was held on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the full opening of the 347-kilometer Tomei Expressway, which connects Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward and the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. At the event, held at

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Tokyo Tram with Lucky Cat Images Drawing Attention

May 26, 2019

Tokyo- A Tokyo tram featuring images of white “manekineko” beckoning cats on its exterior is drawing keen attention, including among Instagram users. The Instagrammable two-car tram is operated on Tokyu Corp.’s 5.0-kilometer Setagaya Line, which connects Sangen-jaya and Shimo-takaido stations

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Japan fashion: Giorgio Armani Cruise collection 2020

May 25, 2019

Models present creations from the Giorgio Armani Cruise collection 2020 at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo, Japan, 24 May 2019. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON Jiji Press

Japanese architect receives the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize

May 25, 2019

Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki, reacts as he is honoured after being awarded the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize, at the Versailles Orangerie (L?Orangerie du Château de Versailles), south west of the French capital Paris on May 24, 2019. (Photo by STEPHANE

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