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Road to Tokyo 2020: Hotels slow to introduce barrier-free rooms

July 12, 2019

Tokyo–Hotel operators in Tokyo have been slow to respond to the calls from the Japanese and Tokyo metropolitan governments to step up the introduction of barrier-free guest rooms ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital, leading

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Three Japan police officials reprimanded for paid writing work

July 12, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s National Public Safety Commission has taken disciplinary actions against three police officials for receiving fees from a publisher without going through proper procedures for written work used in workbooks for police promotion tests. The three received respective rewards worth

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Road to Tokyo 2020: Track athletes train for blistering heat

July 12, 2019

Tokyo–With just over a year to go until the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, marathon and racewalking athletes are entering the final stages of training with a focus on coping with the scorching summer heat. The Japan

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Hayabusa 2 collects underground asteroid samples after second landing

July 12, 2019

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref.–Japan’s Hayabusa2 unmanned spacecraft is believed to have successfully collected underground samples from the Ryugu asteroid, the first such feat in human history, after making its second landing on the minor planet on Thursday morning, according to the

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France art

July 12, 2019

Japanese neo-pop artist Mr. poses during a photo session as part of his exhibition “A Call to Action” at the Musee Guimet in Paris on July 10, 2019. – The exhibition “A Call to Action” will take place from July

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Japanese Princess Mako pays courtesy call on Peruvian president

July 12, 2019

Lima–Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, paid a courtesy call on Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Thursday. The visit followed her attendance the previous day at a ceremony held in the Peruvian

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The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary

July 12, 2019

Marie Kondo attends The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary Dinner And Gala at Angel Stadium on July 11, 2019 in Anaheim, California. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images/AFP Jiji Press

Duterte promises to push for creation of Department of OFWs

Duterte promises to push for creation of Department of OFWs

July 12, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Friday to push for the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers.   Duterte made the promise during the “Araw ng Pasasalamant (Thanksgiving Day)” for OFWs in Camp Aguinaldo.   “I have the permission

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