A suicide technique that mixes household chemicals to produce a deadly hydrogen sulfide gas became a grisly fad in Japan last year.
Now it's slowly seeping into the United States over the internet, a…

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The top part of the image below was taken straight from the Meiso website.
Then there’s the name of Meiso which is eerily similar to that of Daiso, a popular Japanese discount chain.
Inside the Meiso…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:03 | All, JapanNearly half of Japanese manufacturers operating overseas expect to see their revenue fall in fiscal 2019, affected by U.S.-China trade disputes and China's…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:17 | Sports, Arts, NewsJapan's National Stadium was officially completed Saturday, when the centerpiece of next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was handed over t…

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Some people may want to abolish school uniforms, but others are strongly in favor of them.
Japanese school uniforms are loved by many for their crisp, clean, and professional appearance, but they don…

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Doraemon, a blue robotic cat from the future, now has his own store in Tokyo’s Odaiba—the first of its kind for the character, apparently.
The shop, called Doraemon Future Department Store, features …

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Each of the Pokémon Center stores has its own specific mascot species, and for Pokémon Center Shibuya, that role is shared by sinister Mewtwo and adorable Mew.
If you can summon the courage to step p…

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Japan’s biggest kabuki star becomes Kylo Ren, and here’s how you can watch the performance yourself.
Yes, George Lucas’ landmark 1977 film, retroactively subtitled A New Hope, has inspired cinematic …

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As part of a series of interviews with veteran anime voice talent, Hayashibara recently spoke with magazine Seiyu Premium about her wealth of experiences and observations.
Looking back, Hayashibara m…

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A department store in Japan is reconsidering a policy for employees on their period to wear badges featuring a manga character after complaints from the general public.
Management at the Daimaru Umed…

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