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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2014
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in Japan
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Places
Jul 24, 2014
The must-see firework displays of Japan in summer 2019
Sumida River Fireworks Festival
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 18, 2014
Midtown meets Godzilla
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2014
Social media reacts to Justin Bieber's Yasukuni visit
The Canadian pop star posted photos of his Wednesday morning visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and though they were later deleted from Bieber's account, the firestorm has already been sparked.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2014
Enter Darth Vader, Ukraine's dark horse candidate
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JAPAN / Media / NET NEWS WATCH
Mar 25, 2014
Mysterious suicide goes unnoticed in police-box restroom
A man was found hanged in an apparent suicide in a police-box restroom in Mie Prefecture on March 20, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 8, 2014
Scenes from Art Fair Tokyo 2014
Scenes from Art Fair Tokyo 2014 (March 7-9), Japan's largest gallery art event (photos by Mio Yamada).
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2014
The nadir of composer Mamoru Samuragochi's life? 'Now'
[View the story "The nadir of Mamoru Samuragochi's life? "Now."" on Storify]
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2014
The shadow of the Berkut over Ukraine
[View the story "The shadow of the Berkut over Ukraine" on Storify]
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 7, 2014
As Kakuryu eyes promotion, Haru Basho to test yokozuna Harumafuji's mettle
With Sunday the first day of the 2014, Haru Basho in Japan’s third most populous city of Osaka, many fans and commentators will be looking at Kakuryu’s quest to win his first ever yusho, and, if successful, the resulting talk of promoting him to yokozuna.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2014
Japan snowed in . . . as witnessed on social media
Citizens on the ground bear witness to an unusually large volume of snow that weighted down roofs and clogged major arteries of transportation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2014
Snowkyo 2014: snow creatures invade Tokyo
Another snowstorm hits Japan . . . and social media was all over it.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 8, 2014
2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 8, 2013
[VIDEO] Taro Yamamoto speaks on Imperial protocol breach
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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