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At Seikado Bunko Art Museum in Setagaya through December 15. 1926) is a Japanese printmaker whose artist name comes from a mythical flower said to bloom once every three thousand years. “Do…
So much so, in fact, that the most popular mobile games have made up roughly half of the entire market’s revenue! So exactly how much are gamers spending on their favorite mobile games? The…
One of the great things about the One Piece series is how intricate the world it’s set in is. Though originally written in Japanese, the manga hints that characters in the series also speak Engl…
Snake legs: 蛇足 (dasoku)Image: by RakuboBut wait, snakes don’t have legs … do they? From this episode, the expression “snake legs” has come to mean something additional that is unnecessary and po…
As Sam, players scale jagged mountains, slickened by pouring rain, and fall down backward, damaging the cargo that is key to restoring communication between isolated cities. “That’s why I added …
Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa nuclear power plant is seen in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami damaged one of its reactors. 2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa plant was cle…
That even applies to something as seemingly mundane as office supplies, as is evident by this new see-through eraser that enhances precision by providing an unobstructed view of what’s actually …
The man behind the Internet’s giant Starbucks mug meme drinks from a jumbo mug inside a jumbo mug. Every few months Starbucks brings out a new line of cool drinkware, but one of our all-tim…
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has unveiled the inside of a tunnel under construction in Gifu Prefecture for use as part of its ultrafast maglev train line, scheduled to go into service in 20…
Yuriko Nakao/ReutersThroughout Japan, store clerks and other service industry workers are trained to use the elaborate honorific speech called “manual keigo.” But change is coming. Manual keigo …
