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2018 Dakar rally in Peru

January 10, 2018

Peru- Japanese Shinnosuke Kazama competes in the fourth stage of the 2018 Dakar rally in San Juan de Marcona, Peru, Tuesday, 09 January 2018. A stretch of up to 100 kilometers of dunes, one of the longest in Dakar history,

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Japanese Artist made Jurassic Plastic in Australia

January 9, 2018

Australia- Jurassic Plastic, an installation by Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji made of discarded plastic toys is seen at Sydney’s Town Hall, as part of Sydney Festival in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, 09 January 2018. Jiji Press Jurassic Plastic.

‘Coming-of-Age Day’ ceremony

January 9, 2018

Tokyo- 20-year-old women wearing kimonos ride a carousel after their “Coming-of-Age Day” ceremony at the Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo on January 8, 2018. Dazzling in colourful kimonos and wafting clouds of hairspray in their wake, thousands of young Japanese

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Adventurer Ogita reaches South Pole

January 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese adventurer Yasunaga Ogita reached the South Pole on early Saturday morning Japan time after walking 1,126 kilometers without receiving supplies. According to his expedition office in Tokyo, Ogita, 40, became the first Japanese to achieve the unassisted solo

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Lawmaker group eyes law to protect manga, anime

January 7, 2018

Tokyo- A group of suprapartisan lawmakers in Japan plans to introduce a bill to the upcoming ordinary session of the Diet to set up a national media art center to collect and store original manga copies and anime cels in

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Japanese-style curry restaurant gaining popularity in India

January 7, 2018

NEW DELHI- A restaurant featuring Japanese-style curry has been faring well in India, attracting an increasing number of customers in the home of curry. On Dec. 23, the Japanese restaurant, named Tokyo Table, opened at a food court in an

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Publisher holds poll for children’s favorite book

January 7, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese publisher of children’s literature is currently holding a poll in which elementary school students can cast votes for their favorite book. In the voting campaign by Tokyo-based Poplar Publishing Co., students are able to pick any book

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New Year fire review

January 6, 2018

Tokyo- Firefighters display their skill from their equipment’s during the New Year fire review of the Tokyo Fire Department in Tokyo on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Some 2,800 firefighters took part in the annual New Year fire exercises. Jiji Press