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Companies says it deeply appreciates global messages of support, apologizes for slow response. Last week’s arson attack on the Fushimi Ward anime studio of Kyoto Animation took place in one quie…
In 2011, the AKB48 Cafe and Shop Akihabara opened right outside JR Akihabara Station, in the wide plaza that spreads out from the rail hub’s northwest exit. Unlike Japan’s many limited-time…
Keio University is one of the oldest and top private universities in Japan. So, when one of its professors is busted during an impromptu pantie-raid, it’s just that much more embarrassing.…
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including this team of workers who used their own local brand of heroism to prank visitors at night. Every single night people come to challenge themselves i…
Now, guests coming to Asahi Ryokan have the option to pay just ¥100 (about $1) per night to stay in room number eight -- if they agree to have their entire stay livestreamed. Room numb…
After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed. ▼ The old station and its narrow footpath become heavily congested during events…
Sapporo Snow Festival 2020The most famous snow festival is the Sapporo Snow Festival held on Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido. Close to Nishi River, Nikko City, Tochigi - MapTokamachi …
A resident of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo has declared to himself that the time has come to beat the crap out of his futon. Parts of Kyle Mansfield’s body has been touching the floor through the futon…
Derry Moore, the acclaimed British photographer of interiors, gardens, and portraits, has traveled the world since the 1970s, amassing a portfolio of images that has signally enriched the pages of AD…
With Shenmue III finally out today, we’re revisiting this look back on how this quirky franchise forklifted video games into the new millennium. At the time, it was the most expensive video game…
