All Sailor Senshi represented, and a few Dragon Ball villains are also part of the new line of pet supplies.
But even in the fast-paced world of modern anime fandom, a well-done Sailor Moon or Dragon…

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Christmas came early this year for the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), which just discovered four previously unknown works by famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in a manila envelope stored in…

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In Japanese culture, it’s believed that folding one thousand paper cranes will make your wish come true, leading this particular origami creation to represent hope and healing during challenging time…

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Japan could end up spending more than $26 billion on the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics — far more than the $7.3 billion originally forecast — according to estimates released on Friday.
The Gam…

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To celebrate its 30 years in the business, the Kaiyodo Figure World exhibition is being held in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.
Roughly 2,000 figures are on display, admission is free, and as if that was…

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K’s first pick was the Texas McMuffin.
Now it was time to pack his bags and head north for the Idaho McMuffin.
Again, it shared only a few key components with its brother burger, namely the cheese, p…

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That’s where Tokyo-based Rose Sheep comes in.
For a fee, Rose Sheep, which was founded two years ago, will dispatch one of its employees to sleep beside you.
16 hours would be a dangerously long time…

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Living with your spouse and two kids in Japan’s former capital sounds nice, but is it affordable?
While individual budgets vary, a general rule of thumb for “How much money do I need to earn for a de…

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Even though the prefecture is home to barely a million residents, Oita has not one, but two famous hot spring resorts.
The high praise for Beppu’s Hyotan Onsen isn’t the result of a single evaluator …

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”Shitty and creepy” Fate fan turns out to be not such a bad guy after all.
This month’s big theatrical anime release in Japan was the lengthily titled Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. presage flower…

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