Japanese Network TV asks Twitter user's permission for "photo" of a trash home...from Fallout 76 soranews24.com

One such player was a Twitter user under the handle of @orisaEX who posted a screenshot of someone’s in-game house.
a weekday-afternoon variety program on national network Fuji TV.
“That’s… That’s ju…

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New Japanese reference book helps artists draw lazy characters soranews24.com

The “Pose Catalogue” contains 800 photos of men and women lazing about in casual outfits and underwear.
Whether you’re drawing realistic images of men and women, or cute, wide-eyed anime-style charac…

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Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found at Starting Point of Japan's 2020 Olympic Torch Relay gizmodo.com

High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan’s J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay, according to Greenpeace .
Radiation levels as high as…

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Artist reimagines the Zodiac signs as anime-style schoolgirls in gorgeous illustration series soranews24.com

What’s your sailor sign?
For as strongly as some people associate themselves with their Zodiac sign, a lot of their representatives aren’t so attractive.
Perhaps that’s why Chinese artist Moss decide…

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Udon chain’s awesome “Tempura Pass” deal works out to less than 10 yen per piece over five weeks soranews24.com

But there’s an entirely different kind of teikiken being offered by udon chain Hanamaru Udon.
Instead of taking you to your destination, the Tempura Teikiken helps transport delicious tempura to your…

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It's Like Death Stranding, But For Real kotaku.com

East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
In Japan, or anywhere with remote mountainous regions, there are porters who …

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Manga Town would like to remind everyone that they are not Manga Town, a.k.a. Manga Village soranews24.com

However, just as suddenly as they went offline, a new website, Manga Town, emerged.
Manga Mura has been reborn as Manga Town.
Manga Town is a four-frame manga magazine published by Futabasha since 20…

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A Fujoshi's heaven on earth exists in Ikebukuro's Boy's Love Academy cafe soranews24.com

While Akihabara is known for its otaku culture, Ikebukuro’s Otome Road is known as a fujoshi’s treasure cove as the stretch of manga, anime and cosplay stores in the area carry a wide collection of B…

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Anime film Children of the Sea’s trailer is heartbreakingly beautiful, looks like nothing else soranews24.com

Studio Ghibli composer and an extremely eclectic director team up for what looks like an unprecedented anime experience.
The most anticipated anime movie of the summer is, indisputably, Weathering wi…

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Is Japanese anime is going mainstream? www.bbc.com

Fantasy and realityTotoro demonstrates many of the main attractions of anime.
Rather than being relentlessly kinetic, its tone can be slow and contemplative, and it requires an attention span.
More f…

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