Tagged With "Japan"
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Re: Daio Wasabi Farm, Nagoya, Japan
Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm always so interested in seeing where our food comes from
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Re: Pay by fingerprint being tested in Japan this summer
I can see a new market for pruning shears. A few fingers will likely be lost every day!
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Re: Pay by fingerprint being tested in Japan this summer
Not only does it seem like big brother, I don't see how this will make things more convenient or safer for the traveler. Maybe Japan wants it for marketing info since they will know what a traveler spends money on and what cities they visit.
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June 1, 2020: Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Travel Rob visits a historic city in Japan that escaped most of WW2's damage. See more!
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Narita-san Shinsho-ji Temple, Narita, Japan
Millions a year see this historic and beautiful Temple complex in Narita , Japan
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Drifting in Japan
Tommy fulfills a life long dream of competing in a Drift Event in Japan.
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The Japan Society
Jonathan L visits The japan Society to see an exhibit on traditional carpentry
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Dessert Time, Osaka Japan
Tommy spots a small bird enjoying some leftover cream from an unfinished dessert.
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Las Vegas doubles int'l gates, aims at Asia flights
Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport is putting a new emphasis on international; it will double its international gates to 14, and make one of them capable of handling the huge A380.
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Japan: Hi-tech toilets; China: playing catch-up
This is a tale of two "sitties." Japan is pushing to install thousands more of the high-tech toilets that have become the national standard in advance of the 2020 Olympics, while China is pledging to upgrade its public toilets, mostly squatters.
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We're more than Tokyo, Japan tells tourists
At the turn of the last century, the Michelin guides were created to promote travel outside Paris (and increase demand for tires!). Now, Japan's ministry responsible for tourism and transport is trying a similar idea by publishing seven regional seven regional sightseeing routes.
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Free WiFi starts on Japan's 'bullet trains'
With demands for free and fast WiFi as the norm spreading all over, it's no surprise that it's been spreading in Japan, too. But up to now, on the railroads, not so much. That's changing!
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Hello Kitty meals for Hello Kitty hotel guests
Tokyo's Keio Hotel, in Shinjuku, features several rooms decorated in Hello Kitty themes for fans of the popular cartoon character.
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Sensoji Temple in Tokyo Mirrors Japan
Sensoji Temple is a large Buddhist temple complex in Tokyo dedicated to the Buddhist Deity, Bodhisattva Kannon. Sensoji consists of gates, multiple halls, gardens, a pagoda, and a waterfall.
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Japan sets its tourism sights higher
Japan is aiming to his "tourism superpower" status with new plans to raise both the number of tourists and their spending that sustains Japanese jobs.
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Japan's mag-lev bullet train sets new 375mph record
Magnetic levitation trains—a staple of my childhood Popular Science reading—have not only become reality, they're setting new speed records. J
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Tokyo Govt. Launches "Hungry for Tokyo" in NYC and LA
The Tokyo metropolitan government has dreamed up a new way to draw visitors to Tokyo: give them a taste of the area's cuisine first. They've partnered with over 40 restaurants in New York and Los Angeles for a "Hungry for Tokyo" campaign.
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JAL reduces seats, adds space on 787s
In a move we can only hope spreads, Japan Airlines has changed configuration on some of its long-haul 787s, and will make-over more of them.
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How Japanese Photographers Captured The Big 9.0 Quake
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is having an exhibition, April 5 through July 12, called 'In the Wake /Japanese Photographers Respond to 3/11.'
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JetBlue and Japan Airlines: Closer Together
JetBlue and Japan Airlines are expanding their codeshare arrangements to include 16 daily JFK-based flights that will carry JAL numbers for passengers arriving in NY on JAL's two daily flights from Tokyo.
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NY's Japanese Restaurant Week Features Tradition
With the theme "100-Year-Old Flavors of Japan," Japanese Restaurant Week in NY will feature regional dishes at over 30 restaurants in the city as part of a joint promotion between the restaurants, the Japan Tourism Agency and other businesses.