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Agriculture Rice

April 20, 2018

Saitama Pref.– Japanese farmer Toshiko Ogura walks on her paddy after planting seedlings in Kazo city, Saitama prefecture on Friday, April 20, 2018.

Coachella Music and Arts Festival

April 16, 2018

California- Japanese Breakfast performs with Giraffage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California on Sunday, April 15, 2018. AFP-Jiji Press

Tokyo Disneyland marks 35th anniversary

April 15, 2018

Urayasu, Chiba Pref.- The operator of Tokyo Disney Resort is considering a major expansion as the first of its two parks, Tokyo Disneyland, marked its 35th anniversary on Sunday. Tokyo Disneyland opened a revamped version of its popular “It’s a

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Tokyo children learning about Olympic sports through math

April 14, 2018

Tokyo- The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is trying a unique approach of combining mathematics and sports in promoting the quadrennial event to children. This month, public elementary schools in the Japanese capital’s Shibuya Ward started

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Japan Robot Asimo

April 13, 2018

Tokyo- The robot Asimo of Japanese company Honda gestures during a demonstration for Swiss Federal President Alain Berset, during his three day official visit to Japan, in Tokyo, Japan,Friday, 13 April 2018. EPA-Jiji Press

April Spring Friendship Art Festival

April 12, 2018

A performance troupe from Japan arrives at the opening of the ‘April Spring Friendship Art Festival’ outside a theatre in Pyongyang on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The week-long event, the 31st of its kind, is part of the annual commemorations

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“Hassha merodie” or “Train departure melodies”

April 10, 2018

Tokyo- This picture taken on March 1, 2018 shows a train on the Tokyu Toyoko Line arriving at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Millions of people across Japan listen to “hassha merodie” or “train departure melodies” on loud speakers every day

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Convenience stores focusing on healthy foods

April 10, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese convenience store operators are focusing more on selling healthy “bento” boxed meals and prepared foods using plenty of vegetables or fewer food additives. With increases in double-income and elderly households that prefer getting meals easily from outside the

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