Prayers Offered for Prosperity

January 6, 2020

Business people offer prayers for prosperity for their companies and the economy, during the start of the New Year at the Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 06 January 2020. Thousands of people visit the shrine on the first business

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Yokohama Marks 150th Anniv. of Beer Output by U.S. Brewer

January 5, 2020

Yokohama- This year marks the 150th anniversary of Japan’s first continual commercial beer production, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, by U.S. brewer William Copeland, known as the father of the Japanese beer industry. Beer made in Yokohama has become well-known

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Shinjiro Koizumi Named One of 20 Faces in 2020 by U.K. Paper

January 5, 2020

London- The Times has selected Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as one of the “Twenty faces to look out for in 2020.” There are two opposite views of Koizumi–either he is a hereditary political aristocrat with a pretty face but

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Japan Beefing Up Night Tourism for Foreign Visitors

January 5, 2020

Tokyo- The Japan Tourism Agency and municipalities in Tokyo are working to beef up night tourism attractions for visitors from abroad in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer. In a survey of 10,000 foreign visitors conducted

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Newly Opened Station Building at Shibuya Station

January 3, 2020

Tokyo Metro Co. President Akiyoshi Yamamura, fourth right, cuts the tape during a ceremony to mark the opening of the new Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. Tokyo Metro opened new Shibuya Station

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Japan Monarchy New Year’s Public Appearance

January 2, 2020

Japan’s former Empress Michiko, former Emperor Akihito, his son and current Japanese Emperor Naruhito, and Empress Masako (L-R) greet well-wishers through a bullet-proof glass from a balcony during their New Year’s public appearance at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo,

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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