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HOLIDAY

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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Dec 19, 2021
Recipe: Yuzu-glazed duck breast
For a festive, simple and special holiday dinner, try opting for duck over chicken or turkey using this recipe that includes a Japanese twist.
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WORLD
Aug 9, 2019
Rome bans sitting on Spanish Steps, puzzling hot, tired tourists
You can walk up and down Rome's famed Spanish Steps all you want but don't try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and threaten you with a fine.
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JAPAN
May 5, 2019
Long traffic jams and packed bullet trains: Travelers return to Tokyo after Golden Week
The rush of travelers returning to Tokyo from the extra-long Golden Week holiday grew Sunday, with traffic jams over 30 km long seen on some parts of expressways, and major airports and railway stations reporting massive crowds.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2017
Crown Prince's ascension to throne likely to be one-off holiday for 2019
The government is considering designating as a one-off holiday the day of Crown Prince Naruhito's ascension to the throne on May 1, 2019, in what will be Japan's first succession from a living Emperor since 1817, a government source said Sunday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2017
Vacationing Abe has a laugh with a posse of past prime ministers
As he grapples with mounting challenges both at home and abroad, it has become increasingly uncommon to see Prime Minister Shinzo Abe crack a smile in public.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2014
U.S. retailers likely to just meet holiday sales forecasts, experts say
U.S. consumers have not turned out in force for the final shopping days before Christmas, suggesting that traditional retailers will just meet industry sales forecasts in a season marked by deep discounts and growing encroachment from online rivals led by Amazon.com Inc.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 13, 2014
Donna Burke: 'Being a late bloomer is way better than peaking and burning out early in life'
Australian singer on paper party hats, accents and lengthy karaoke songs
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 1, 2014
Farewell to the sun-scorched suffering of another summer
Back in the day, the customary question among Japanese gakusei around this time of year was 'Natsu yasumi du014d datta?' (How was summer vacation?). But that was in the days of no smartphones or Skype, when there was a lot less of this hankering for tsunagari (connectedness).
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JAPAN
May 6, 2014
Rush of returning Golden Week travelers peaks
The rush of travelers returning from domestic and overseas trips during the Golden Week holiday period peaked on Tuesday, with vacationers crowding trains, airports and expressways bound for Tokyo and other cities.
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JAPAN
May 6, 2013
Transport packed as Golden Week U-turn begins
Holidaymakers crammed bullet trains, flights and highways bound for Tokyo and other cities Sunday as the Golden Week holidays began to wrap up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2012
Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan
Can Disney get the Easter egg party started in Japan?

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