Tag: travel news 2018

Is Japan Right to Declare War on Floppy Disks?

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“Where does one even buy a floppy disk?” a rhetorical Taro Kono asked a room full of reporters.

Ironically, the answer is Japanese. In fact, anyone who’s shuffled along the basement aisles of an Akihabara retro store, perused the shelves in a Tokyo Hard Off, or fumbled around in a Japanese office desk will tell you as much.

But I appreciate Kono’s point. I also fall right in line with the sentiment — it’s about time the government rid itself of antiquated technology.

The digital affairs minister posed the question as part of his opening gambit to “declare war” on

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Labor Day weekend journey exceeds pre-pandemic ranges

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The Transportation Safety Administration screened extra vacationers final weekend than throughout Labor Day in 2019, making it the primary vacation that exceeded journey in contrast with the identical interval earlier than the pandemic.

Why it issues: The busy Labor Day weekend caps off a summer time of “revenge journey,” with Individuals hitting the highway and reserving flights to make up for pandemic-related journey cancellations.

Driving the information: TSA screened 8.76 million vacationers from Sept. 2 to Sept. 5, which is 106% of checkpoint quantity from the identical interval in 2019, per a TSA spokesperson.

  • The TSA screened 8.62 million
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4 Should-see Cultural Occasions in Kyoto: Fall 2022

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From experimental performing arts to tea ceremony staples, we’re blissful to introduce a plethora of cultural actions to maintain you busy this fall. With a great mixture of conventional and up to date leisure on provide, Japan’s outdated capital takes heart stage because the leaves flip purple.

All occasions on this listing are produced below the Japan Cultural Expo umbrella. View a extra in depth listing on the expo’s web site.

©CMTK (Chihiro Mori & Teppei Kaneuji).

1. Kyoto Experiment 2022

When you’re doing the rounds of a number of the quite a few installations throughout the nation, get

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Journey information: Europe’s hidden trip spots and high fall locations

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(CNN) — Shoulder season is sort of right here, when journey transitions from peak crowds and costs to one thing — hopefully — a bit of extra mellow. Be part of us for our roundup of weekly journey information in addition to suggestions for the place to journey in late 2022.

Seasons within the solar

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5 World Information Maintain by Japanese Folks

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Japan excels at many issues large and small — from the world’s tallest tower, to the world’s shortest escalator. It typically has the youngest islands on the planet and the longest-living individuals. Having lined the nation’s most spectacular data, we now flip to those set by people and teams of individuals.

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World’s Oldest DJ

This DJ grandma in her 80s, clearly reveals that being cool does not must have an expiry date. The superb Sumiko Iwamura (aka DJ Sumirock) turned the oldest skilled membership DJ at 83, registered within the Guinness World Information in 2018.

Iwamura is however a

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6 Issues To Do in Tokyo This Week: August 22-28

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The month of August is slowly however certainly flying previous our eyes. However fret not, the summer time spirit just isn’t going away anytime quickly. Benefit from the season as if it is your final with these cool summer time festivals, reside performances and extra.

Harajuku Omotesando Yosakoi

1. Harajuku Omotesando Tremendous Yosakoi

The pageant will characteristic a crew efficiency dance contest consisting of 6,000 performers from round Japan competing for first place. There might be a parade alongside the avenue inside Yoyogi Park that hyperlinks the park to Shibuya from 10am to 6pm on each days and a parade down Omotesando Dori

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Is Now the Time to Purchase Property in Tokyo?

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Alex Shapiro, co-founder of luxurious actual property company Blackship Realty and host of the Tokyo Portfolio Youtube channel, shares his insights on present Tokyo property traits and offers recommendation on buying a house within the metropolis.

Whether or not you are within the excessive rises of Roppongi, the quaint riverside condominiums of Nakameguro or the stately properties of Denenchofu, the one factor that almost all unique Tokyo neighborhoods have in widespread is that they’re changing into costlier by the 12 months.

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For example, a 100m2 condominium of any age within the quiet hilly neighborhood of Minami-Azabu

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Expenses anticipated for Texas nurse in Los Angeles fiery crash that killed 6, together with pregnant lady, child

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Expenses are anticipated as quickly as Monday for the touring nurse from Texas accused of dashing by way of a Los Angeles intersection final week, inflicting a fiery crash that left six folks useless, together with a child and an eight and half month pregnant lady who was on her solution to prenatal check-up.

Nicole Lorraine Linton, a 37-year-old touring nurse from Houston, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of a vehicular murder with gross negligence after allegedly driving a Mercedes at a pace of practically 100 mph by way of a

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