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Fujii, 15, named top-performing pro shogi player of FY 2017

March 14, 2018

Tokyo- Sota Fujii, the youngest professional shogi player, has secured top positions in all four performance categories for fiscal 2017 ending on March 31, becoming the third player to mark the accomplishment on record. Fujii, 15, the fist junior high

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J-pop goes our hearts!

March 12, 2018

Applause and cheers filled the air as Filipino performers showcased their talents at the 9th J-pop Anime Singing Contest on Saturday, March 3, 2018. The event, which was held at the SM Cinema Centerstage, featured 15 Grand Finalists’ individual renditions

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Japan to propose Kobushi region as UNESCO biosphere reserve

March 8, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese National Commission for UNESCO has decided to propose the Kobushi mountain region straddling Saitama Prefecture and three neighboring prefectures as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area. The commission on Wednesday said it plans to submit an application in

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Art Fair Phiippines 2018

March 4, 2018

Manila- A photo of Apo Whang Od by photographer Jake Verzosa on display at the recently concluded Art Fair Philippines 2018 on Sunday, March 4,2018. Apo Whang-Od is the last true mambabatok traditional (hand-tapped) tattoo artist from the Butbut people

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Bon Odori 2018 in Manila

March 3, 2018

Manila- Children catch gold fish using paper scoops in a “kingyo-sukui” booth at Bon-Odori celebration in Manila Japanese School on Saturday, March 3, 2018. People line up to register for the Bon-Odori celebration in Manila Japanese School on Saturday, March

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Yokohama ranked as most desirable place to live in Tokyo area

March 1, 2018

Tokyo- Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture topped this year’s list of the most desirable places to live in the Tokyo area, a survey by a real estate information service firm showed Wednesday. Yokohama rose from third place in the previous year’s

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Salmon

March 1, 2018

Saitama- This picture taken on January 30, 2018 shows grey salmon being bred in a tank at the test facility of FRD Japan in Saitama. Japan may be an island nation surrounded by the bounty of the sea, but businessman

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Ito Shinsui,Tradition and Modernity

March 1, 2018

Spain- Japanese Shin-hanga master Takuya Okada makes a demonstration of his art during the presentation of the exhibition ‘Ito Shinsui. Tradition and Modernity’ at Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2018. The exhibition will be open to public

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