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Though the series started in 1991, it’s yet to be dethroned as Japan’s premier magical girl anime/manga franchise, and so there’s a permanent Sailor Moon restaurant opening in Tokyo next month! …
Senior police official quoted as saying, “I have never heard of this behavior, but it’s sick.”Since August of 2016, Inage Station in Chiba City as been under siege by a man assaulting junior and seni…
But did you that when visiting someone’s home, it’s considered rude to step on the threshold of the doorway to a tatami room? Even foreigners might get some serious side-eye if they’re seen…
Japanese convenience stores are great places for hungry people, since they’re always stocked with a huge variety of tasty bento boxed lunches, onigiri rice balls, pastries, and all manner of salty an…
President of Gainax, production company that made Evangelion TV series, allegedly told her “It’s practice for when you become famous.”Anime production company Gainax has had an unusual history. …
The new collection for summer 2016 features eleven designs, with a number of capes, shawls and jackets included to complement the range. A beautiful dark shawl (70,000 yen) made from lightweight…
When you think of Japanese ukiyo-e, or woodblock prints, you probably think of Hokusai’s beautiful landscapes in his Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji, or the stylized prints of beautiful courtesan…
An ex-student is labeling Seiseiko High School in Kumamoto prefecture as one such school, claiming corrupt traditions there cost him his education. He has since transferred to a corresponde…
The crane game, commonly called the UFO catcher in Japan, has the potential to be either the dizzying high or the abysmal low of your trip to an arcade. Once there, we gave him 10,000 yen (US$96…
If you were going to classify anime/manga mega-hit One Piece, you could call it a pirate story, and it’s also clearly an action/adventure treasure-hunting tale. Heck, friendship is suc…
