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An electric car boasting to be the "fastest accelerating car in the world" debuted this week at the Dubai International Motor Show. Japanese manufacturing company Aspark unveiled the O…
Paramount/SegaParamount/SegaParamount/SegaParamount/SegaIn early May, the first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie was released to almost universal criticism . Instead of the adorable16…
Called “aiseki lounges,” they’re a little different from a standard hostess bar. At a standard hostess bar, the hostesses are all employees, and paid to drink with the male customers. So on…
After months of excruciating waiting, the latest games in Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Sword and Shield, came out on November 15. It’s not like real-life Japan has fused with the world of Pok…
Slurping is the norm in a Japanese noodle house, but is it OK to bite off your ramen if it’s more than you can chew? Japanese-style noodles are meant to be slurped, with the sound showing t…
KFC made everyone’s dreams come true when they opened an all-you-can eat buffet restaurant in Osaka back in 2015. ▼ Called KFC Restaurant, the eatery is located at the new Minami Machi…
Cynics won’t be surprised, but unintended inside look at hostess bar shorthand still stings. To many people who grew up outside of Japan, the concept of hostess bars is baffling. The secret…
KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 18:59 | All, JapanOne of the busiest train lines in central Tokyo was partially shut down Saturday for ongoing work to build a new station, affecting an estimated…
KYODO NEWS - 8 hours ago - 14:38 | All, JapanSoftBank Corp.'s group company controlling Yahoo Japan Corp. and major messaging app provider Line Corp. are considering merging their oper…
Did the planners take our readers’ suggestion for the new Yamanote Line stop? Trains are important in public transportation-reliant Japan, and none are more important than the ones that run…
