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Why grow out of being an otaku when you can glow up into being a beautiful one? But what if instead of growing out of being an otaku, you glow up into a slightly older otaku? While many of …
Japan orchestra brought together by technology in joyous harmonyThe members of the New Japan Philharmonic orchestra tune up for their latest recital, more than 60 musicians ranging from trombonists t…
A survey last year found that 19% had given staff the option of teleworking, but just 8.5% had taken it up. Daiwa Securities, with about 10,000 employees, introduced home-based teleworking …
KYODO NEWS - 44 minutes ago - 14:33 | Lifestyle, All, JapanPet owners in Japan annually fork out an average of about 300,000 yen ($2,780) for the upkeep of a dog, and an average of 160,000 …
The total membership of yakuza crime syndicates in Japan decreased for the 15th straight year to hit a record low in 2019, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The total membership is on th…
It was a night in 7th century Japan when a red, flaming light darted across the sky. Now with modern science, we know better than to fear it. Back then Japan’s magnetic latitude would have …
A huge faux staircase interrupts the floor plan of this house in Tokyo, which design studio Nendo has created for three generations of the same family. Stairway House is situated in a quiet resi…
Since last summer, producer Toshio Suzuki has been dropping hints that Studio Ghibli, the animation house he co-founded along with legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, might be restructuring.…
The suspension, to be in place until April 15 at the latest, will lead to vehicle production cuts of about 36,000 units, according to the world's second-largest vehicle maker by sales.…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:11 | All, Japan, CoronavirusThe Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Friday it will extend for three months the deadline for foreigners to renew their per…
