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- Spectacular four seasons in Mie Prefecture
- November 11th, 2011Category: Travel
- More than 6.3 million LEDs (light emitting diodes) represent the four seasons at Nabana no Sato theme park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. The park’s illumination lasts until March 11 and covers 26,400 square meters. ... » Continue Reading
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- Baseball movie offers lessons in life, says Brad Pitt
- November 11th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Brad Pitt says his new baseball movie, “Moneyball,” offers many lessons about life itself, and is not just for baseball fans. “Actually, it’s shameful how little I knew about baseball going into this film,” said Pitt, 47, during a visit to Japan this week with ... » Continue Reading
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- Supporting the team
- November 11th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Triumph International Japan's image girls for 2012, Ayana Kaneda, 21, left, and model Misaki Tanabe, 21, wear the company's new bras to show their support for Nadeshiko Japan, the women's soccer World Cup-winning team. The bra's color is blue (for the Japanese soccer ... » Continue Reading
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- Cyclists feel under siege with new rules
- November 10th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Cyclists are starting to feel aggrieved. Their conveyance of choice consumes no limited resources, pollutes no air, leaves no carbon footprint, and gives bracing exercise besides. And yet nobody likes them. To motorists they’re a nuisance, to pedestrians a menace. “Th ... » Continue Reading
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- Banana vending machine in Tokyo Station
- November 10th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Dole has installed a banana vending machine at Tokyo Station on the Marunouchi subway line. One banana costs 130 yen, and a bunch is 390 yen. Dole says it is targeting students and salary men who miss their breakfast. Tokyo Metro expects to get about 100,000 yen in ... » Continue Reading
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- AKB48 members appear on stamps
- November 9th, 2011Category: Shopping
- AKB48 members Minami Takahashi, 20, Minami Minegishi, 18, and Mayu Watanabe, 17, attended the launch event this week for stamp sheets featuring the all-girl pop idol group. Japan Post is taking orders at post offices until Jan 6 and online until Jan 9. The stamp sets ... » Continue Reading
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- Jumbo Christmas tree lights up Sapporo Factory
- November 9th, 2011Category: Events
- This 15-meter-tall Christmas tree is in the Sapporo Factory commercial complex until December 25. The mall is lit up from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. A 5-minute illumination show is held once an hour. Source: Sapporo Factory ... » Continue Reading
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- Gov’t to waive visa fees for foreigners visiting 3 disaster-hit prefectures
- November 9th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The Japanese government will waive visa fees for foreigners who plan to visit the three disaster-hit prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima. The policy will be in effect for five years. Government officials hope the fee waiver will boost tourism to the Toho ... » Continue Reading
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- 11/11/11 — It’s “Pocky & Pretz Day”
- November 8th, 2011Category: Events
- November 11 (11/11) is "Pocky & Pretz Day" every year in Japan. In 1999, Ezaki Glico Co Ltd decided that November 11 would be "Pocky & Pretz Day" (the shape of the popular stick snacks resembles the number 1) and it was recognized by the Japan Anniversary As ... » Continue Reading
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- STARTING A BUSINESS ～Are you getting ready for take-off ?～
- November 8th, 2011Category: Starting a Business
- Would you like to start a business in Japan? If you’ve got the entrepreneurial spirit and are thinking of starting a business in Japan, an Administrative Scrivener (Gyosei-shoshi Lawyer) is one of the first contacts that you should be making. The r ... » Continue Reading
