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3 weeks ago | 
infobae.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
Toto LtdBathrooms and ToiletsJapanInternational Trade and World MarketCustoms (Tariff)Trump, Donald JUnited States International RelationsEn 1982, un peculiar anuncio se emitió en los televisores de todo Japón. Una actriz con un vestido rosa de flores y un peinado recogido se pone pintura en la mano e intenta inútilmente limpiársela con papel higiénico. Mira a la cámara y pregunta "Si se ensucian las manos, se las lavan, ¿verdad?". "Lo mismo ocurre con el trasero", continúa.
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4 weeks ago | 
afr.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
River Akira Davis and Kiuko NotoyaMay 30, 2025 – 4.00pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? In 1982, a peculiar commercial aired on televisions across Japan. An actress in a pink floral dress and an updo drops paint on her hand and futilely attempts to wipe it off with toilet paper.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto's president says not even tariffs will halt its advance. Toto's showroom in Tokyo. Credit... Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times In 1982, a peculiar commercial aired on televisions across Japan. An actress in a pink floral dress and an updo drops paint on her hand and futilely attempts to wipe it off with toilet paper.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
14 hours agoCasey Moss and True O’Brien have officially tied the knot! The Days of Our Lives actors got married on Sunday, May 25, according to Soap Opera Digest and SoapHub. They previously announced their engagement in June 2022 with a sweet Instagram video. Moss posted a series of images to Instagram showcasing …
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
President Trump’s decision to negotiate a break for China on tariffs is galling for Japan, which is reeling from auto sector levies that the White House has shown no sign of willingness to lift. Japan, a top U.S. ally in Asia, was eager to advance trade negotiations with Washington, even as Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on automobiles and threatened an across-the-board 24 percent tariff on Japanese goods.
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1 month ago | 
thestar.com.my | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
WHEN Osaka first hosted the World Expo in 1970, a quarter-century after World War II, Japan’s economy was newly affluent and expanding so rapidly that it was hailed as an economic miracle. The Expo broadcast that momentum to the world. It was the first World Expo – a tradition dating to 1851 where countries gather to show off their cultures and achievements – to be held in Asia. Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya |Hiroko Masuike
The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and "you could have dreams about the future."The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and "you could have dreams about the future."Visitors pose at the site of Osaka's 1970 World Expo, now a park. Credit...
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | River Akira Davis |Kiuko Notoya
When Osaka first hosted the World Expo in 1970, a quarter-century after World War II, Japan’s economy was newly affluent and expanding so rapidly it was hailed as an economic miracle. The Expo broadcast that momentum to the world. It was the first World Expo — a tradition dating to 1851 where …
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
thestar.com.my | Martin Fackler |Kiuko Notoya
KEIKO Itokazu can still remember the day in 1965 when the parachute didn’t open. It was attached to a jeep trailer that was dropped from an airplane, along with US paratroopers training near her home in Okinawa. The plummeting object missed her but hit a nearby house, killing a fifth grade schoolgirl. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Kiuko Notoya |Yan Zhuang
The results of a rare, closely watched auction in Japan that ended this week are about to be released. But there were no paintings or antique cars on the auction block. The government is selling 165,000 tons of rice — equivalent to roughly two billion bowls — from its emergency stockpile to make up for over 200,000 tons that some Japanese news media say have “disappeared.”But there’s more to the story. Japan doesn’t have enough rice, a pillar of its diet.
