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No buffet, no karaoke: Filipino food gets elevated at Bananas
Breaking out of the confines of simple eateries and community events, the cuisine is making a stylish statement at a new bistro in Shinjuku.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan’s popular bead bonsai kit is as beautiful as it is gruelling to make
Gorgeous and tiny, yet contains the potential to break spirits and thumbs. The cherry blossom season tends to fall around the turn of the fiscal year, meaning that trying to squeeze out time for a hol
Source: SoraNews24
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Turn a rainy forecast into a blast at the Naruto & Boruto Ninja Village May Rain Festival 2026
This event actually encourages the weather to rain on your parade in order to get the most out of it. Anime theme park Nijigen no Mori in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, which is largely outdoors, may not be
Source: SoraNews24
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Pompompurin's Cheeky Sumo Debut!
Sanrio's Pompompurin joins the Japan Sumo Association collab with adorable keychains. See the characters in sumo attire at the Sanrio Exhibition in Tokyo this spring!
Source: SoraNews24
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Three Japanese directors vie for top prize at Cannes, a first since 2001
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada bring a strong Japanese presence to the Cannes Film Festival's competition section this year.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japanese bathtub makers halt orders as material shortages bite
Major suppliers have stopped giving delivery dates for their own products.
Source: The Japan Times
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Body found in Kyoto mountains identified as that of missing boy
The body was found in the mountains about 2 kilometers southwest of the school in the rural city of Nantan that 11-year-old Yuki Adachi attended.
Source: The Japan Times
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Trump, ‘The Art of the Deal’ and the ‘TACO’ myth
The question is not whether Trump "chickens out," but whether the final outcome leaves him in a stronger position.
Source: The Japan Times
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Final version of Sanrio: Beginning of Kawaii exhibition opens in Tokyo[Photos]
Hello Kitty and friends’ tour of the country comes to its last stop in downtown Tokyo with a look back on 60 years of cuteness, Japanese-style. Many would say that Sanrio is the first and last word in
Source: SoraNews24
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U.S. and Iran weigh further truce talks with Trump blockade underway
The two sides' negotiating teams could return to Islamabad later this week for a second round of talks.
Source: The Japan Times
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