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Japan has found a remarkable way to teach the population how to deal with bitcoin. A girl band is used to sing about the pros and cons of virtual currencies.

A record number of people have shown their respect to the 84-year-old Japanese emperor Akihito on Saturday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. It was his first birthday party since the date of his abdication was announced.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has rejected critical remarks about the use of a government chartered plane for a business trip. He said about traveling a prime minister: 'It is complicated and expensive.' As far as the latter is concerned, there was an account of no less than 350,000 euros.

Japanese panda fans have finally been able to admire baby panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday. The panda was born on June 12 at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.

A high priest of a Shinto shrine in Tokyo was killed by an attack with a samurai sword. Her driver suffered serious injuries according to Japanese media. The alleged perpetrators died shortly after the attack.

Japan wants to buy rockets that can reach North Korea. Such decisions are sensitive because the country has renounced the right to wage war in the constitution.

In November, the Japanese coastguard found no fewer than 28 North Korean fishing boats that floated off the coast or landed on the beaches. Some were abandoned, others were found dead.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea. The reason was the launch of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile by Pyongyang. The projectile landed in the Japanese Sea, a few hundred kilometers off the coast. Abe promised to protect the Japanese population.

The Belgian television program Sorry voor alles received an Emmy on Monday in New York during the 45th International Emmy Awards Gala. The two Dutch contenders fell outside the prizes.

A Japanese train company apologized because one of its trains did not leave on time on Thursday. Instead of 09.44.40 local time, the train left at 09.44.20. No less than 20 seconds too early.

A scandal in the world of sumo giants. The famous Mongolian wrestler Harumafuji (33) would hit his competitor Takanoiwa (27) in October with an empty beer bottle. The victim was then severely injured in the hospital. The rel is now only out.

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Two letters that Albert Einstein looked at on a happy life were sold at an auction in Jerusalem for $ 1.5 million (about 1.1 million Ruro). The world-famous scientist wrote the letters in 1922 during a tour in Japan.

The Japanese government parties have made a big victory in Sunday's election. The LDP party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and coalition partner Komeito, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, can claim NHK a second-thirds majority in the House of Commons.

In Japan, at least two people were killed by the natural violence that Hurricane Lan brought with him. The typhoon reached Japan's mainland on Monday, but has now been tainted into a second category hurricane.

The Japanese authorities have advised tens of thousands of people in different parts of the country to evacuate due to approaching the typhoon Lan. The typhoon reaches Japan's mainland on Monday.

Japan and South Korea responded positively to the new sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday. The South Korean government said that Pyongyang should realize that 'recklessly challenging international peace' will only lead to further punitive measures.

According to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, North Korea must understand that it does not have a 'rosy future' if the country does not change course. The Prime Minister wants to discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula in Vladivostok this week with the South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The animal rights activists of Sea Shepherd are currently stopping their struggle at sea against Japanese whalers. Founder Paul Watson said, according to Australian media, it hardly competes with the 'military technology' that the Japanese use to protect their fleet.

The Nikkei Index in Tokyo has fallen as a result of the missile attack by North Korea. The stock market opened a loss of 0.7 percent and dropped to 19,304.76 points, the lowest since May.

The Dutch demand the value of 843 stolen bitcoins, together well for € 3 million. They were in possession of the hacked and bankrupt crypto platform Mt.Gox.

The Dutch demand the value of 843 stolen bitcoins, together well for € 3 million. They were in possession of the hacked and bankrupt crypto platform Mt.Gox.

On Tsuiji, the largest fish market in the world in Tokyo, a fierce fire broke out on Thursday. Every year tens of thousands of tourists visit the market full of stalls with exotic fish and sushi.

The intercontinental rocket that fired North Korea on Friday crossed the path of a Air France's Boeing 777. An American official flew at the spot where the rocket in the sea landed ten minutes earlier the passenger plane with 323 people aboard.

Young Japanese women spend a lot of time on summer nights at the luxury hotels. Not to swim, but to shine on social media. The goal of the girls is to make themselves in their bikini while having cocktails with friends on hot air beds.

About 380,000 Japanese people have been in Tokyo in recent months for the first major traveling exhibition of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Twitter with a blue check mark can be dating in a simple way. Loveflutter, a dating app that linked all users of the social media, made Blue a new version that only enabled verified accounts.

For the destruction of her ex-husband's violin collection, a Chinese woman was arrested in Tokyo. The 34-year-old woman broke into her ex and took over 54 violins, worth over 800,000 euros. They were in a divorce at that time, according to the BBC, based on the local press office Kyodo News.

The Efteling in Kaatsheuvel has been voted the best theme park in the world by the American website Themeparkinsider.com.

Chipmaker Intel is working with the International Olympic Committee. Intel wants to use drones, live virtual reality and 360 degree cameras to portray the sports.