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TENNIS
Sep 30, 2013

Tsonga beats Monfils to make triumphant start at Japan Open

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (10-8), in a first-round match at the Japan Open on Monday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2013

Earth's largest volcano found in Pacific Ocean east of Japan

The largest single volcano ever found on Earth lies quietly in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 km east of Japan, having been extinct for millions of years. Scientists have now discovered the dome-shaped behemoth, which has a footprint the size of New Mexico.
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CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jul 23, 2013

Crafty creators converge on HandMade in Japan Fes 2013

Lovers of homespun goodness gather to celebrate the power of craft and creativity.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 11, 2013

Japan by the numbers (07.11.13)

Men like women with healthy appetites ... as long as it doesn't involve gyudon.
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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 27, 2013

Can Etsy's crafty goodness be recycled in Japan?

Advertising titan Dentsu and NTT DoCoMo take a stab a launching a Etsy-like site of homemade goodness.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 21, 2013

X Japan waxes lyrical at Madame Tussauds debut

This Monday, members of the seminal metal band X Japan were in Odaiba rubbing shoulders with the likes of Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga and AKB48's Yuko Oshima. The catch? They were all made out of wax.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 1, 2013

April Fool's in Japan — the joke's on you

Bit by bit Japan is learning how to play the fool and play it well.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 13, 2013

Photo report: FOODEX Japan 2013

A veritable feast for the eyes and, of course, the stomach was served at this year's Foodex.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2013

JFK's daughter top candidate as envoy to Japan

Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is a leading candidate to become the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, two sources say.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 22, 2013

Japan eager to get pitcher Maeda back on track

The big questions on Japan's final day of training camp on Thursday all revolved around the fitness of Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2012

2012: Food and drink trends in Japan

Hot beer, frozen soup, and haute cuisine on the cheap: the year in food in Japan.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 29, 2012

Japan's tomato boom not yet bust

Japan's tomato boom still has some juice.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Aug 17, 2012

Can Japan swallow a salty yogurt boom?

Savory yogurt is the biggest thing to hit Japanese kitchens since salt koji.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012

Today's J-blip: Very orderly UFOs hover over Japan

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a row of very polite alien spacecraft?
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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 31, 2012

Today's blip: Is Boo Japan's hide-and-seek champion?

Meet Boo, stealth stuffed animal.
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CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
May 15, 2012

Rediscovering Japan's 'lost generation' and Tokyo Beatles

LIFE.com unearths photos of pill-popping hipsters, doing the hippie hippie shake, back in the day.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2012

Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan

Can Disney get the Easter egg party started in Japan?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Mar 7, 2012

15th Japan Media Arts Festival

Creators of interactive technology and cutting-edge eye candy get their week in the spotlight.

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