Month: August 2018

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Japanese Grandma Learning English One Word a Day to Help Out During the Tokyo Olympics

grape Japan August 13, 2018

Omotenashi is a Japanese word which is being thrown around a whole lot...

Towers on Olympics Mode: 2 years until 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Countdown to Tokyo 2020! Towers, Buildings and Olympic Colors

Galileo Ferrari August 11, 2018

By Galileo Ferrari The end of July 2018 marked two years until...

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3.2-Billion-Kilometer Travel: Japanese Explorer Hayabusa2 Reaches Asteroid Ryugu

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 11, 2018

By the Sankei Shimbun The whereabouts of Ryugu Castle...

U.S.-China Trade War

Trump’s Trade War Bullet A Direct Hit on ‘Dinosaur’ China

Hideo Tamura August 10, 2018

By Hideo Tamura The United States-China trade war holds something...

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Japan Honors Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo A Year After Death in Chinese Prison

Yoko Ishii August 10, 2018

By Yoko Mada July 13, 2018, marked the first anniversary...

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How I Became the Drift Hunter: Part 1 - Light Streaks and Burning Rubber

Albo Agunday August 9, 2018

Part 1 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet Coaster....

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China Jailing Japanese Citizens for ‘Espionage’ is Unacceptable

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun August 9, 2018

By Akio Yaita Two Japanese citizens were arrested in China...

A 5G sign is seen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The Age of 5G: Japan Aims for Market Lead with Cutting-Edge Technology

Reo Otsubo August 8, 2018

Although China’s Huawei Technologies is the current leader, there have been security concerns. ...

The Vietnamese People's Army

Vietnam Expects Bigger Role for Japan in Asia’s Security

Mizuki Okada August 8, 2018

By Mizuki Okada A delegation from the Vietnamese People’s Army (VPA)...

Housing Plazas Provide A Taste of Japanese Home Culture (3)

Housing Plazas Provide A Taste of Japanese Home Culture

Jessy LeClair August 8, 2018

Jessy LeClair Have you ever been curious and wanted to...

Bottle of ‘Dassai Shima Kosaku’ Sake

Helping Japan Flood Victims with Every Bottle of ‘Dassai Shima Kosaku’ Sake

Yukihiro Watanabe August 7, 2018

JAPAN Forward, Yukihiro Watanabe A series of floods and mudslides...

Japanese traditional sweets Eitaro at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi. Hand made Kintsuba

Nihonbashi is Your Destination for Seasonal Japanese Sweets, Traditional Craftsmanship

Yukihiro Watanabe August 6, 2018

Yukihiro Watanabe Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi is a department store representative of...