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Until now, though, we hadn’t heard of a company in Japan providing actual additional benefits to employees who’re married to an anime character. Thankfully, Gatebox itself provides the necessary…
Personally, by the time Goof Troop came around, I was just a little too old to get into it. But leafing through it again, for the first time I noticed a section about Goof Troop. So what di…
During this time of year, many Japanese people have looked forward to hanami parties (“flower-watching” parties) all year long, where they gather with friends and family to have picnics under th…
How much of a Hayao Miyazaki purist are you? Do you actually pronounce warrior princess Nausicaa’s name with the “shi” sound it contains when rendered in Japanese text? Even if you answered…
Working from home and drinking from home are both part of coronavirus countermeasures. With modern technology, you can submit documents, forge contracts, access databases, and conduct meetings r…
Starbucks is huge in Japan. With so many customers walking through their doors in Japan every day, Starbucks was quick to take steps to protect staff and customers during the early stages of the…
If, like me, you grew up playing Super Mario Bros. on the NES, then you’re no doubt super excited for the launch of Super Mario Maker this coming September. KuriboWe begin, of course, with the v…
Just because you don’t live with any other people doesn’t mean you live alone, right? Felissimo, Japan’s leading designer of cat-themed lifestyle products, has teamed up with property devel…
And I learned that in Japan there’s an animal called the tanuki. As a matter of fact, some of the Japanese-English dictionaries and vocabulary lists I looked at said that tanuki were just r…
Travel website TripAdvisor has some suggestions, as it’s just released the list of its highest user-ranked spots in Japan to see the fall leaves. Kinkaku-ji (Kyoto)Kinkaku-ji Temp…
