This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the Toyota Corolla, one of the world’s best-selling cars. Since the first model went on sale in Japan on Nov. 5, 1966, about 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally through the end of September, including the Corolla Fielder station wagon and other variants, the Japanese automaker says. […]
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A rooster has become an unlikely draw for visitors at a Japanese zoo after dodging death three times, earning him a reputation as a lucky bird. The male chicken, named Masahiro, has become something of a local celebrity in Osaka, even serving as an honorary “chief” of the local traffic police last month, the Kyodo
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, This past Sunday, I was at two churches – one near Augusta, GA, and the other near Anderson, SC. The church I was with Sunday night said they would begin supporting the ministry! Japan often has mini “booms” or short intervals where the entire country directs its attention to anything
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Nestlé Japan is known for its wide range of unusual Kit Kats, which come in a variety of unusual flavors and special local releases, but sometimes, at the end of the year, it’s the original chocolate wafer that becomes one of their most sought-after products. The Japanese tradition of giving “otoshidama” money gifts at New
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, God has allowed the past several meetings to be fairly close to home base and that has been a tremendous blessing. This past Sunday, I was able to be with a potential supporting church. Your prayers make a difference, and I greatly appreciate them! Did you know there is a sister
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Each month Reaching Japan is highlighting one of the 20 Cities Designated by Government Ordinance. This week’s spotlight is on Chiba city. Chiba City is kind of like Oklahoma city in that it has the same name as the prefecture (state) that is in. Chiba City is in Chiba Prefecture. As part of the greater
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A 72-year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported. A second explosion, separate from the blast that killed the former Self Defence Force member, caused a fire in a nearby parking lot, while the man’s home eight kilometres from
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Dear Pastors and prayer partners, This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to be with two different churches both in GA. A church that I had been in this past month wrote and told me that they have voted start supporting the ministry. Thank you for your continued prayers for meetings next year. For the
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Monday to mark the annual autumn festival at the shrine, which is seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Past visits by Japanese leaders to Yasukuni have outraged China and South Korea
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Matsuri Takahashi was just 24 years old and a graduate of prestigious Tokyo University when she leaped to her death from her company dormitory on Christmas Day last year. Tokyo Labor Bureau investigators ruled her suicide karoshi — death by overwork. The Labor Bureau announced on Oct. 7 that Takahashi had been required to work 100 hours or more of overtime per month
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