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Designed manhole cover

January 14, 2018

Saitama-(COMBO) This combo of photos taken on November 22, 2017 shows designed manhole covers in Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture. Japan’s sewerage industry has found a way to clean up its dirty and smelly image: elaborately designed and colourful manhole covers with

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English Premier League football match

January 14, 2018

London- Leicester City’s Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki (right) challenges Chelsea’s French midfielder N’Golo Kante (left) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Jiji Press

Ski Flying World Championships

January 14, 2018

Austria- Japan’s Noriaki Kasai soars through the air during the Ski Flying World Championships at the Kulm, Bad Mitterndorf, Austria on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Jiji Press

Japan religion “Kanda Myojin”

January 13, 2018

Tokyo- Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of an endurance ritual at the Kanda Shrine, known as “Kanda Myojin”, in Tokyo on January 13, 2018. Jiji Press

Japan-US startup’s electric wheelchair wins award

January 13, 2018

Silicon Valley- An electric wheelchair made by a startup based in Japan and Silicon Valley has won the Best of Innovation Award at CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics shows that started on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The

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Store Name to Contain “Uny” for 1st Time in 9 Yrs

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- Outlets to be jointly run by comprehensive retailer Uny Co. and discount store operator Don Quijote Holdings Co. will be named “Mega Don Quijote Uny,” FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co., Uny’s parent, said Thursday. It will be the first time

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Ueno Zoo Monorail Continues to Be Loved by Children

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- While female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang has been attracting huge attention since she was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo in June 2017, you can also see children at the animal park in Taito Ward in the Japanese

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Visitors to Japan hit record 28.69m in 2017

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- The number of visitors to Japan in 2017 increased 19.3 percent from the previous year to about 28.69 million, setting a record high for the fifth straight year, Japanese tourism minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday. The Japanese government has

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