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2018 Sakura Photo Contest, and the Latest Fashion Craze for Cherry Blossom Photographers

Galileo Ferrari March 16, 2018

  JAPAN Forward Announces 2018 Cherry Blossom Photo Contest   The season for Hanami,...

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Kazuhiro Tsuji First Japanese to Win Academy Award as Makeup Artist

JAPAN Forward Sankei Shimbun March 5, 2018

      Kazuhiro Tsuji, 48, was named best makeup artist at the Academy...

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Furusato Matsuri: An Annual Event or Large Scale Izakaya?

Galileo Ferrari JAPAN Forward February 1, 2018

    Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo   The 10-day Furusato Matsuri event held in...

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• Economy & Tech

Sony ‘aibo’ Fetching Customers in New Age of Robot Companions

JAPAN Forward Galileo Ferrari January 19, 2018

    Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo   On January 11--just in time for the...

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‘Shine Brightly’: Calligrapher Shoko Kanazawa Writes New Year Kanji for ‘JAPAN Forward’ Readers

JAPAN Forward January 3, 2018

  (First of two parts)   In a calligraphy studio on the outskirts of...

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Reflecting with the Refugees: Port of Kobe Christmas Performance with 40 Trumpet Ensemble

JAPAN Forward December 25, 2017

  2017 commemorates 150 years of history since the Port of Kobe opened, which...

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Princess Aiko Turns 16, Steps Up Royal Duties

Sankei Shimbun December 6, 2017

    Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess...

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• Imperial Family

After Abdication, Will Emperor Akihito Overshadow Crown Prince? ‘Impossible,” Says Prince Akishino

Sankei Shimbun December 5, 2017

  Prince Akishino turned 52 on the 30th of November. At a press conference...

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• Culture

Usagi Juku: Preserving Japanese Armor Culture and Tradition

Galileo Ferrari JAPAN Forward December 1, 2017

  Galileo Ferrari - Kyoto   Every year, on the 23rd of November, the...

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• Economy & Tech

Drone Technologies Take Spotlight at Mass Trans-Innovation Japan

JAPAN Forward Galileo Ferrari November 30, 2017

    Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo   Mass Trans-Innovation Japan International Trade Fair, the...

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Tomioka High School Dance Club and Yoko Oginome Collaborate for Midosuji Autumn Party

Galileo Ferrari JAPAN Forward November 14, 2017

The 2017 Midosuji Autumn Party was held on Sunday, November 12, to promote Osaka...

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Tokyo Motor Show 2017 in Videos and Photos

Galileo Ferrari JAPAN Forward November 9, 2017

  It lived up to its promise. The 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017, organized...

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