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Deep in the forests of Takamorimachi, a small town in Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, hides a humble shrine shrouded by trees and moss-covered greenery. Even if yo…
KYODO NEWS - 36 minutes ago - 14:35 | Lifestyle, AllA nonprofit organization in central Japan has started an initiative to match aging abandoned dogs with older hopeful dog owners. Dog…
Tokyo events for Monday, November 24 to Sunday, December 1, 2019Comedy nights are aplenty this week, so take your pick of the bunch for some guaranteed laughs. Metronomy Japan TourUK band Metron…
According to TV Asahi, a 51-year-old man has confessed to calling his former employer , saying, “If I sprinkle gasoline [at the office] like Kyoto Animation, everything will burn down.” The…
The first three areas it's focusing on are gaming, imaging & sensing, and gastronomy. As for that last one, a concept video Sony released last year proposed the idea of "…
In a 2011 interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia blog, Yoshikazu Ono, son of Jiro Ono, the star of 2011’s “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” documentary, Yoshikazu was asked why there are no female …
Today, in our Women in Japan Series, we take a look at four things women are still not allowed to do in Japan. Bans allow no women; semi-bans allow women–but only sometimes. This …
That’s what happened to Japanese Twitter user @charlie0816 recently, when their beloved cat escaped and didn’t return home for two days. Um…is it seriously this effective?”Sceptics might be quic…
Now it’s time to rest our gaze on another adorable banknote design idea, and this time it’s adorned in kittens! Now illustrator @bokoyai has joined in on the animal-inspired currency ideas …
Next month, a Hatsune Miku themed clothing store will open in Shibuya for a limited time only. The shop opens on December 20 in Shibuya 109 and will run until January 13. Advertisement
