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STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 19, 2015
[VIDEO] Star Wars Tokyo Sky Walk at Tokyo Skytree
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2015
¡®Star Wars¡¯ fans turn out in force for first showings
A man dressed as Admiral Ackbar snapped a selfie in the lobby of the Nippon TV building early Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2015
4D introduces new viewing option for ¡®Star Wars¡¯ fans
In preparation for the much-anticipated worldwide release of ¡°Star Wars: The Force Awakens,¡± Toho Cinemas Ltd. has tripled its so-called 4D motion effects theaters to nine stretching from Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki and Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, to Nanba in Osaka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 18, 2015
A promotional force to be reckoned with
¡®Star Wars¡¯ mania has hit a fever pitch in Japan as one cannot go anywhere without seeing merchandise or advertisements for the new movie, the long-awaited seventh installment in the series. Here are just a few of the out-of-this-world merchandise and promotions for ¡®The Force Awakens.¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2015
The Force is strong with Japanese ¡®Star Wars¡¯ fans
This week the new ¡®Star Wars¡¯ film will hit Japanese theaters at the same time as the rest of the world. With a 10-year gap since the last movie, all of Â鶹´«Ã½ promotion and hype has awoken many dormant fans who have spent the last few weeks posting their DIY passion projects on social media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2015
Two generations of ¡®Star Wars¡¯ heroes come together in ¡®The Force Awakens¡¯
It all started a long time ago (1977 to be precise) in a galaxy far, far away ¡ª er, Hollywood. Six films and billions of dollars in merchandising later, the world awaits the arrival of ¡°Star Wars: The Force Awakens.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2015
Japanese ¡®Star Wars¡¯ fans get ready for a new adventure
It¡¯s become a bit of trivia among ¡°Star Wars¡± fans that creator George Lucas allegedly took inspiration from both the term jidai geki (historical drama) when creating the word ¡°jedi¡± and Akira Kurosawa¡¯s film ¡°The Hidden Fortress.¡± Those aren¡¯t the only Japanese references in the series; from Darth Vader¡¯s...
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¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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