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Young Generations Breathing New Life into Old “Sento” Public Bathhouses

February 4, 2018

Tokyo- Younger operators of “sento” public bathhouses in Tokyo are infusing “new breath” into the facilities, which had long helped residents in local communities feel refreshed and relaxed. The number of sento are declining as more and more people own

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“Setsubun” bean-throwing event held at Narita temple

February 4, 2018

Narita, Chiba Pref.- A bean-throwing event was held at Naritasan Shinshoji, a major Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Sunday, the day of “Setsubun” in Japan. Wearing “kamishimo” formal samural costumes, sumo wrestlers such as yokozunas Hakuho

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Cranial Bones of 3 Horned Dinosaurs Found in Western Japan

February 4, 2018

Kobe, Hyogo Pref.- Cranial bones of three primitive horned dinosaurs have been found in a Lower Cretaceous stratum in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, the Museum of Nature and Human Activities said Saturday. Observing that the ages of the dinosaurs

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Visitors flock as Xiang Xiang viewing on first-come basis starts

February 2, 2018

Tokyo- Visitors flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Thursday as the public viewing of its female giant panda cub, Xiang Xiang, on a first-come, first-served basis started the day. Some 1,200 people queued in front of the zoo in Taito

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Photo shoot of Senior citizen

February 2, 2018

Kumamoto- In this picture taken on January 16, 2018, Kimiko Nishimoto (left) and her son Kazutami prepare for a photoshoot outside her house in the western Japanese city of Kumamoto. The madcap Japanese great-grandmother armed with a camera and an

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Oppo’s new flagship R11s smartphone

January 31, 2018

Tokyo- Deng Yuchen, Chief of Oppo Japan operations, delivers a speech to introduce Oppo’s new flagship R11s smartphone during a media unveiling event in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, 31 January 2018. The R11s smartphone will go on sale across Japan from

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Nintendo Gaming Results

January 31, 2018

Tokyo- This file photo taken on January 14, 2017 shows visitors gathering to play Nintendo’s new Switch game console during a game experience session in Tokyo. Nintendo was expected to announce earnings results later in the day on Wednesday, January

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Tourist arrivals hit all-time high of 6.6 million

January 31, 2018

Philippine tourism marked an all-time high of 6.6 million arrivals, boosted by five events including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and the Miss Universe beauty pageant. In a statement, the Department of Tourism said 6,620,908 foreign tourists visited

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