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While there can be no doubt that Studio Ghibli draws strongly on Japanese material, such as the folk tales of the tanuki in Pom Poko or Shinto gods in Spirited Away, Ghibli is by no means culturally …
The more I used Twitter to understand and check on the safety of friends, the more I realized there was — dare I say — a moral obligation on the part of Twitter to provide easier access to this archi…
A bowl of ramen consists of four basic elements: the broth, the tare, the noodles, and the toppings. The broth is generally a mix of pork, chicken, seafood, and vegetables, with each shop crafting th…
High-tech facial masks produced by a Japanese firm have been selling like gangbusters since the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea in May, and its already intensified pr…
The artist Osamu Kokufu, who had been planning to take part in the 2014 Econo Move eco car race with Ping Cars, has died in an accident at the Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, where his exhibition had…
The Key in the Hand (2015) by Chiharu Shiota. | All photos by Sunhi Mang Last year the Japanese visual artist Chiharu Shiota used the attention she was getting from an ex…
Tokyo (AFP) - Dancing after midnight in Tokyo will no longer be illegal -- as long as it's not too dark -- after Japan's parliament Wednesday voted to relax laws th…
A binary typewriter with keys for just zero and one A tube amp wireless router? A binary code typewriter with only a zero and one? A record player that can play 4 records…
SoftBank's emotion-sensing robot Pepper will be available to buy in Japan from June 20 for around $9,040 (¥ 1,093,400). That price includes the robot's retail cost of JPY 198,000 (abou…
The last two articles, defining culture shock and preparing for culture shock, were leading up to this. Dealing with culture shock while you’re shocked is the most important piece of the puzzle. Ther…