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Feb 8, 2019
[VIDEO] Visiting Robot Kichi: Japanese bar for robot anime fun
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Feb 6, 2019
[VIDEO] Tokyo Shopping Week Harajuku on Takeshita, Omotesando and Onden Cat streets
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Feb 1, 2019
[VIDEO] Japan Amusement Expo 2019
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Jan 25, 2019
[VIDEO] Aibo’s new updates in 2019
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Jan 25, 2019
[VIDEO] Self-driving airport bus at Tokyo’s Haneda airport
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Jan 19, 2019
[VIDEO] Kan Sake Station ‘oden’ restaurant at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Station
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Jan 17, 2019
[VIDEO] Observation deck at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market opens to public
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Jan 11, 2019
[VIDEO] 10th ‘Midtown Ice Rink in Roppongi’ at Tokyo Midtown
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Jan 9, 2019
[VIDEO] Ringing in 2019 in Japan: Scenes from Shibuya, Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills
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Jan 7, 2019
[VIDEO] Visiting Seiko Dream Square, the new flagship watch store in Ginza
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Jan 5, 2019
[VIDEO] Introducing Japanese kombucha by Oizumi Kojo
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Jan 2, 2019
[VIDEO] Interview with Naoko Yamazaki, former Japanese astronaut
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Jan 1, 2019
[VIDEO] A look back at 2018 in Japan
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Dec 31, 2018
[VIDEO] The best interviews of 2018
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Dec 29, 2018
[VIDEO] Introducing Purafesu: An event for toy train enthusiasts, young and old
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Dec 28, 2018
[VIDEO] Delivering the first HondaJet Elites to Japanese customers
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Dec 27, 2018
[VIDEO] Tokyo Michiterasu 2018 in Marunouchi
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Dec 26, 2018
[VIDEO] Tokyo Great Santa Run 2018
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Dec 24, 2018
[VIDEO] Light Up Tokyo 2018
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Dec 22, 2018
[VIDEO] Introducing Lovot, a Japanese robot that provides love and companionship
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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