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FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

March 25, 2018

Germany- Winner Akito Watabe of Japan holds his trophy as he celebrates after the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup event in Schonach, southwestern Germany, on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Winner Akito Watabe of Japan celebrates after the FIS Nordic Combined

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Cherry Blossom in Full Bloom

March 23, 2018

Tokyo- TOPSHOT – People walk under cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo on Friday, March 23, 2018. The meteorological agency said this year’s first blossoms appeared nine days earlier than average due to warm weather. Visitors rowing boats view

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Japan Fashion Week

March 23, 2018

Tokyo- Models present creations from the Autumn/Winter 2018 collection by South Korean designer Chanu for the label ‘ACUOD by CHANU’ during the Tokyo Fashion Week, in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, 23 March 2018. The presentation of the collections runs from 19

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3-meter Godzilla statue appears in Tokyo

March 22, 2018

Tokyo- A ceremony was held on Thursday to unveil a 3-meter-tall statue of popular Japanese movie monster Godzilla in central Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. The statue was created as a symbol of Hibiya Godzilla Square, renovated open space in front of

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Cherry blossoms start flowering in Tokyo

March 20, 2018

Tokyo- Cherry blossoms started coming out in Tokyo on Saturday, nine days earlier than average year and the third earliest on record, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency also said a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree it has been observing in

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Popular mystery writer Uchida dies

Popular mystery writer Uchida dies

March 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese mystery writer Yasuo Uchida, known for the “Mitsuhiko Asami” series, died of blood poisoning in Tokyo on Tuesday. He was 83. Uchida, a Tokyo native, made an author debut in 1980 with a book titled “Shisha no Kodama”

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JR West to Start “Hello Kitty Shinkansen” Service in Summer

March 15, 2018

Osaka- West Japan Railway Co. will launch a “Hello Kitty Shinkansen” bullet train service on its Sanyo Shinkansen Line this summer, in collaboration with Sanrio Co., the railway operator, better known as JR West, has said. A Hello Kitty train

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Japan slips to 54th in UN World Happiness rankings

March 15, 2018

Paris- Japan ranks 54th in the UN World Happiness Report 2018, down from 51st place last year. According to the report released on Wednesday, Finland tops the list of the 156 surveyed countries, up from fifth, followed by Norway and

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