Shibuya Station image in 2030 revealed: New pedestrian walkway

Shibuya Station image in 2030 revealed: New pedestrian walkway

S/ Hidaka Mizuki, NTV Reporter / I'm standing right above Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line. A pedestrian walkway will b...

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Pikachu and Snorlax appointed as sleep ambassadors by Japan's health ministry

Pikachu and Snorlax appointed as sleep ambassadors by Japan's health ministry

Pikachu, wearing a nightcap, visited the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on June 26 along with Snorlax, a sl...

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Futuristic konbini opens in Tokyo

Futuristic konbini opens in Tokyo

Japanese convenience store giant Lawson opened a futuristic outlet on June 23.The store, which the operator worked toget...

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Emperor attends academic award ceremony, hosts tea party for recipients

Emperor attends academic award ceremony, hosts tea party for recipients

Emperor Naruhito attended an award ceremony at The Japan Academy in Tokyo on the morning of June 10.This year, the Japan...

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Japan's ground troops hold major live-ammunition drill near Mt. Fuji

Japan's ground troops hold major live-ammunition drill near Mt. Fuji

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held an annual live-ammunition drill near Mount Fuji on June 8, the largest such event...

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Japan welcomes new sumo yokozuna Onosato with excitement

Japan welcomes new sumo yokozuna Onosato with excitement

This is Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.S/ Here's an extra on Onosato.S/ Yay! Thank you.The newsp...

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Thousand-year-old horse festival held in Fukushima, Japan

Thousand-year-old horse festival held in Fukushima, Japan

The main event of the traditional horse festival Soma Nomaoi was held on May 25 in Fukushima Prefecture.The festival wit...

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Emperor Naruhito plants rice at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito plants rice at Imperial Palace

Emperor Naruhito planted rice in a tradition at the Imperial Palace on May 14.He planted 20 seedlings in total, of the ...

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Princess Aiko tours Osaka Expo, following in father's footsteps

Princess Aiko tours Osaka Expo, following in father's footsteps

Visitors to the Osaka Expo on May 8 were waiting for a special guest.S/ Visitors / Princess Aiko! Princess Aiko!It's Pri...

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Nature observation tours held at Imperial Palace garden on Greenery Day

Nature observation tours held at Imperial Palace garden on Greenery Day

Nature observation tours were held at the Fukiage Garden on Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on May 4, or Greenery Day, ...

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