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Emmy Eats Yokohama omiyage edition ft. TabiEats
Emmy Eats Yokohama omiyage edition ft. TabiEats Posted: February 8, 2025 | Last updated: February 8, 2025 Come along as I taste a little of Yokohama and share with you the tradition of omiyage, or ...
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Hokkaido city boosts measures to improve foreign tourists' manners
Otaru Canal, a popular tourist attraction, is seen in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito) OTARU, Hokkaido -- This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to ...
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Chinese tourist fatally struck by train in Hokkaido
A 61-year-old Chinese tourist was fatally struck by a train in the city of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning after stepping onto the tracks to take photos. The woman, visiting the coastal city ...
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JR Hokkaido’s Norokko tourist trains inching toward final runs
SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) announced that its Norokko sightseeing trains will make their final runs by the end of March 2026 due to difficulties in maintaining them. JR Hokkaido ...
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A First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
The big choice is deciding among the resort areas on the two islands that dominate the ski scene: Hokkaido and Honshu. Hokkaido: Powder paradise with a Western touch For many skiers, Hokkaido ...
The New York Times28d
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...
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Bridge too far ... gone: Hokkaido’s ‘Phantom bridge’ on its last legs
KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom bridge" because the arched concrete span over Hokkaido's Lake Nukabirako vanishes from sight when water levels are adjusted by a dam on the ...
The Independent11d
Japan’s ‘most dangerous zoo’ says it will fight closure
A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting around 150 animal species. The zoo, located in a mountainous area 20km ...
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Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...
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I spent 24 days traveling through Japan alone. There are 3 things I would have done differently.
In November, after three months of interviews, I lost out on a job and decided it was time for a travel break. I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable ...
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How Japan took the lead in the race to discover element 119
At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine. They are seeking good fortune in ...