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NARITA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 17, 2019
'Just Only Love': Looking for romance in all the wrong places
If you believe everything you read in the news, Japanese romance movies should really belong in the science fiction category. Just last week, a new study estimated that a quarter of people aged 18 to 39 in Japan had never had heterosexual intercourse, feeding the popular stereotype of a listless generation,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2019
Vietnamese woman flees during immigration checks at Narita airport
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Sunday that a Vietnamese woman fled during immigration checks at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2018
U.S. Olympian coaches Narita kids as city prepares to host American track team training camp for Tokyo 2020
Around 270 elementary and junior high school students got to meet American sprinter and Olympian Mike Rodgers on Sunday, when he coached a training event in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2018
'It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up': A rural road movie with no destination
What passes for countryside in Japan is often a vast sprawl of low-rise development: chain restaurants, big-box stores, gas stations and pachinko parlors. While there's no shortage of films that have tried to capture the ennui of life in such areas, the results are often as uninspiring as the locations...
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2018
Almost 1 million projected to use Narita airport during Bon holiday period
The annual summer vacation rush is expected to begin on Aug. 10 and end on Aug. 19, with the ancestral holidays squeezed in between.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2018
Tropical fire ants found at Narita airport for first time
Tropical fire ants have been found at Narita International Airport for the first time, according to the Environment Ministry.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
May 16, 2018
Paralympic gold medalist Gurimu Narita targeting historic double achievement at Tokyo 2020
Gurimu Narita did not bask too long in the glory of winning a pair of medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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