We recently took a look at a service from Japanese company Family Romance in which you can rent friends, or at least people who’ll pose as your friends, so you can post about your active social life …

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But analysts say Nissan faces rising competition with other global players -- especially in terms of research and development for connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicles.
"Some people mig…

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For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting.
"Originally, Japanese culture w…

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Tokyo’s much-ballyhooed Kichijoji only makes it to number-three, while an outsider with easy access to Tokyo takes the top spot.
While Tokyo is the biggest city in all of Japan, from street-level it …

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:18 | All, Lifestyle, JapanJapan plans to allow new entrants in the tightly regulated sake brewing industry to boost exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage, ruling…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:25 | All, Lifestyle, JapanJapan will require owners to register their drones with the government as it seeks to quickly identify them in case of accidents, land ministry…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
As previously reported, free-to-play game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is being…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Free-to-play role-playing-game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be turned into…

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Pokéfuta spread to the northernmost region of Japan with adorable appearances by Vulpix, Ninetails, and many more Pokémon!
But that’s not something that’s happening just in the Pokémon games and anim…

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Japan we looked at the top five most offensive swear words in Japanese.
But thankfully when it comes to bad words, Japanese is an extremely rich language, and there is a goldmine of insults left over…

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