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Takuro Kishimoto
For Takuro Kishimoto's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2015
Diet staffers jump on tourism-promotion drive
The Diet is making efforts to boost its appeal as a Tokyo tourist attraction, and members of the administrative staff who come up with good ideas have been pitching in and acting as tour guides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2014
Students seek to raise political awareness among fellow young people
Frustrated with widespread political apathy among their peers, some university students are thinking creatively about how to get the younger generation more interested in politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2014
'Sento' attract modern clientele but tradition isn't circling the drain
"Sento" in Tokyo that try to stand out are drawing new customers even as the popularity of communal bathhouses continues to decline from the days when most Japanese homes lacked baths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2014
Legislators turning to Internet for funds
Younger lawmakers are increasingly turning to crowdfunding as a way of raising money to finance their political activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2013
JR Tokai to kick off trials for ultrafast maglev train system in September
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) will in September begin test runs paving the way for the launch of a magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, marking a milestone in its half-century of efforts to develop an ultrahigh-speed superconducting train system.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009
Quake monitoring site has roots in wartime
NAGANO — A large underground display screen on a mountain in the city of Nagano reflected an abnormal seismic wave with an alarm at 9:54:40 a.m. May 25.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world