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National / Media | Japan Pulse Feb 6, 2016

Sugar rush of sweet sushi, chocolate fossils and more as Valentine's in Japan approaches

by Tom Hanaway

Japan has a variety of whacky treats for this Valentine's Day, including monstrous cookies and "poisoned" apples.

National May 7, 2014

Tokyo Skytree falls short of visitor forecast

Shutdowns due to poor weather were to blame for missing the targeted number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in fiscal 2013, the operator's officials said. Almost 6.2 million people visited the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower in the ...