7 Geeky Gifts for the Otaku in Your Life
This list features manga, anime, video games, and anime/game merchandise that would make any weeaboo smile! There are multiple Japanese bilingual manga available from Japan, with English-Ja…
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‘Produce 101 Japan’ reveals final group of 11 named JO1, which I definitely read wrong at first – Asian Junkie
While all I have covered of ‘Produce 101 Japan’ so far is the comical solo fancams, I feel obligated to let you know that they have decided on a final group. It will be called JO1, with the Japa…
Anna Piasek makes bento-style boxes for takeaway food from moulded cellulose
ÉCAL graduate Anna Piasek has created modular takeaway food packaging that can be divided like a bento box and composted after use. "An East Asian meal often consists of a variety of dishes…
Hayao Miyazaki's New Film Is 15 Percent Finished
Prev Next View AllAfter three and a half years in production, Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming feature film Kimi-tachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) That’s as of this past October, according …
Shiori Ito: Japanese journalist and symbol of MeToo movement awarded £21,000 in damages in rape case
The Tokyo court ordered television journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay 3.3m yen (£21,000) in damages to Shiori Ito, a freelance journalist who has become a well-known face of Japan’s #MeToo mov…
Journalist wins Japan civil rape case
VideoJapanese journalist Shiori Ito has successfully claimed damages from a TV reporter she has accused of raping her while unconscious in 2015. She brought a civil case after prosecutors droppe…
Shiori Ito: Japanese #MeToo symbol wins compensation
Tokyo, Japan (CNN Business) A freelance journalist who became a symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement has won a civil case against the high-profile journalist she accused of raping her. It…
A journalist who broke the silence on rape in Japan won her court case — Contributions
One thing that struck me while reporting this was realizing courts consider statements by brands in things like sustainability reports, supplier codes of conduct, or even on their websites to be basi…
Social media users boast of plans to grope schoolgirls on day of Japan’s most important test
While Japanese teens are on the train headed to the once-a-year Center Test, some predators see a rare opportunity. Adding another layer of anxiety is the fact that examinees don’t tak…
Taiwan citizen blasted for posting photos of ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese national has enraged the Japanese by posting photos of naked women soaking in a hot spring on Instagram, according to a Taiwanese netizen who broke the story on Mon…