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Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America

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Internationally acclaimed art collective will have a new home not far from Disneyland. Japan’s TeamLab has risen from relative obscurity to become one of the most admired digital art collectives in the world, using their technological wizardry and ethereally emotional sensibilities to craft experiences unlike those from anyone else. Their exhibits and museums regularly top […]

Can Japan’s Self-Defense Forces legally open fire on a zombie horde?

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This legal discussion contains scenes of explicit violence and gore. It’s Halloween again, and what better way to ring in the spookiest of holidays than with some thought exercises on complex constitutional law issues. Although most zombie stories focus on a ragtag group of civilians coping with civilization collapsing all around them, the beginning of […]

Saturday Halloween Draws Revelers to Shibuya

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Tokyo's Shibuya district was crowded with costumed revelers on October 31 as Halloween fell on a Saturday for the first time in six years, prompting the Metropolitan Police Department to deploy hundreds of officers and impose traffic restrictions around the area's famous scramble crossing. (News On Japan)

Shibuya Tightens Halloween Security

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Halloween celebrations are taking place across Japan ahead of October 31, which falls on a Saturday for the first time in six years, with Tokyo's Shibuya district introducing crowd-control measures including barricades around the Hachiko statue and road closures, while Tama Zoological Park has reopened its lion exhibit after seven animals recovered from heatstroke. (News On Japan)

Experience the Magic of Japan’s Snow Country in Minamiuonuma

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As Japan’s most famous ski hubs grow busier every winter, you may be looking for a quieter, less touristy winter destination — and the city of Minamiuonuma in southern Niigata Prefecture is the perfect choice. Easily accessible from Tokyo, it can be reached by Joetsu Shinkansen in roughly 90 minutes via Urasa Station or 75 […]
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Eating in the Isumi Region of Chiba: Seafood, Seasonal Flavors and Local Ingredients

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On Chiba’s Pacific coast, Isumi is known for beaches and surf, but the region has another major draw: its food. The waters off the coast produce some of Chiba’s most prized seafood, while the fertile countryside around the Isumi region is home to farms growing vegetables, herbs and other seasonal produce. At the local level, […]
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#ZDay: A Multitude of Tiring Z-Based Activities was Anything but Zzz!!

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After finishing #LionDay, I soon began to think about the next tenuously themed day building up to a sports event. It was admittedly a bit of a struggle but after looking through the names and nicknames of many, many Japanese … Continue reading →

#LionDay: It’s Time to Paws & Reflect on This Roaring Success of a Day

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The part of #DeutschDay to get the most attention by some distance was the solitary on-location place I visited which wasn’t live sport. A hidden German section of a park in Tokyo attracted a considerable amount (by my standards!) of … Continue reading →

会計年度任用職員（保健師）

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外国語翻訳サービス再開のお知らせ

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外国語翻訳サービス再開のお知らせについて

‘Goodbye Bad Halloween’: Tokyo tourist district warns visitors against street partying - Stars and Stripes

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‘Goodbye Bad Halloween’: Tokyo tourist district warns visitors against street partying  Stars and Stripes

Kore-eda Hirokazu Hails Japanese Cinema’s Global Moment as Ninomiya Kazunari, Academy’s Amy Homma and ‘Kokuho’ Producer Murata Chieko Take Stage at Kering Women in Motion Tokyo Event - Variety

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Kore-eda Hirokazu Hails Japanese Cinema’s Global Moment as Ninomiya Kazunari, Academy’s Amy Homma and ‘Kokuho’ Producer Murata Chieko Take Stage at Kering Women in Motion Tokyo Event  Variety

Tokyo Family Travel Guide: Best Hotels, Day Trips, and Top Things to Do with Kids in Tokyo, Japan - Mommy Poppins

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Tokyo Family Travel Guide: Best Hotels, Day Trips, and Top Things to Do with Kids in Tokyo, Japan  Mommy Poppins

What to know about Alaska Air’s new Tokyo nonstop and how to plan a Japan trip - Anchorage Daily News

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What to know about Alaska Air’s new Tokyo nonstop and how to plan a Japan trip  Anchorage Daily News

Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision - The Japan Times

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Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision  The Japan Times

Restaurant operator Skylark to open 1st ghost kitchen in central Tokyo - Japan Wire by Kyodo News

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Restaurant operator Skylark to open 1st ghost kitchen in central Tokyo  Japan Wire by Kyodo News

Pan Pacific Open: Naomi Osaka stunned by 18-year-old Mia Pohankova and knocked out in front of home crowd in Tokyo - Sky Sports

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Pan Pacific Open: Naomi Osaka stunned by 18-year-old Mia Pohankova and knocked out in front of home crowd in Tokyo  Sky Sports

Shnaider downs Fernandez in Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo - Business Recorder

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Shnaider downs Fernandez in Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo  Business Recorder

India’s Congress Party Plans Mass Protest in New Delhi

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Organizers are calling for one of the biggest demonstrations yet, in a string of rallies that has racked India since the summer.

Korean Language Picks Up in Japan

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The rise of Korean terms in Japanese is a striking reversal from colonial times and a sign of the global appeal of South Korean culture.

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent

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The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city

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One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.

台風13号 影響は長時間続く 警戒を 台風15号の動きは?

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大型で非常に強い台風13号は、沖縄本島の西の海上を進んでいます。沖縄・奄美では風や雨の影響が長時間続いていて、土砂災害などに厳重な警戒を続けてください。

北日本と東日本中心 9日も大気の状態が非常に不安定の見込み

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8日は北日本から西日本にかけての広い範囲で大気の状態が非常に不安定になり、「記録的短時間大雨」の気象防災速報があわせて7回発表されるなど局地的な大雨となりました。9日も大気の状態が非常に不安定になる見込みで、低い土地の浸水や急な川の増水などに十分注意が必要です。

米中間選挙 事前投票が過去最多

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米国産ジャガイモ 国会論点に浮上

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Uber、トークン化MMFの実証実験を実施──HSBC・Franklin Templetonらと提携(NADA NEWS)

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配車サービスのUberは、HSBC、Franklin Templeton（フランクリン・テンプルトン）、Tradeweb Markets（トレードウェブ・マーケッツ）、Fireblocks（ファイアブ

「本当に3800円？」と二度見した格安イヤホン。デザインまで妥協ゼロの「CMF Buds Neo」がお値段以上の性能だった！(アスキー)

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ワイヤレスイヤホンが数千円で買える時代になりました。ただ、聞いたことのない海外メーカー製の格安モデルは、作りが安っぽかったり、音が悪かったりして、買ってから後悔した経験がある人も多いのではないでしょう