Man held for arson threat to Japan museum over "comfort women" exhibit
KYODO NEWS - Aug 8, 2019 - 07:39 | Arts, All, Japan A 59-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for making an arson threat against a central Japan museum which displayed a statu…
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Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
True Japanese hospitality, and some of the freshest seafood around. Four hours away from Sendai in northern Japan, Kamaishi will host two 2019 Rugby World Cup games: Fiji vs. Uruguay, and Namibi…
Starbucks Get Fruity With New Line of Peach-Flavored Drinks
Unsurprisingly, everyone in Japan is peachy keen for the releases. By Lucy Dayman Aug 8, 2019 2 min read It’s fair to say no other nation loves limited seasonal drinks as much as Japan, and…
A Kick in the Butt for Japanese Work Culture
SNA (Tokyo) — “In order for companies in Japan to sustain their current status, in a few short years, 44% of Japan’s workforce will be non-Japanese.” So believes Satoshi Ishizaka, the chief exec…
The beauty of Japan's lonely vending machines
Jacopo Prisco , CNN Written by Vending machines are a mainstay of Japanese culture. There are over 5.5 million in the country -- one for every 23 people, the highest ratio in the world…
Imagining the Western Other in 19th-Century Japanese Prints
Images of Americans in these prints tell us a great deal about the local culture as it met the West. They tell us, specifically, about what many Japanese feared, and desired, from the encounter of cu…
Japan heat wave has killed at least 57 in last 9 days
People try to cool off on August 3 at a pool in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA-EFE Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Japanese government said Tuesday a major heat wave that's s…
In Photos: 2,000 Dancing Pikachus (And Their Fans) Take Over Yokohama, Japan
Photo: Amanda Silberling (Kotaku) Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from…
Samurai Slices A 100 Mph Baseball in Half
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, …
Sex Toy Maker Proves You Can Buy Nearly Anything From A Japanese Vending Machine
Photo: All photos Tenga While the vast majority of vending machines in Japan sell drinks, there have been examples of a wide variety of goods offered ranging from bananas to books. Now there is …