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It’s even got raised plush stoppers so that a user’s arms or elbows won’t accidentally slide off the bottom when a round of gaming—or furious replying to Tweets—gets especially intense. Advertis…
With the coronavirus outbreak an ongoing situation in Japan, the country has indirectly been told to stay home as much as possible. Manga publisher Shueisha has announced that, as of March 9, it…
Well, according to Miyazaki’s long-time friend and Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki, it all comes down to money. Suzuki answered questions in his usual friendly, casual man…
According to Hayao Miyazaki, the act meant “I defeated him”. While many people were forced to relent to Weinstein’s menacing ways, one man and his team in Japan refused to let the producer mess …
It was a sad day for anime fans everywhere when Studio Ghibli announced that their acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki would be retiring in 2013. Since then, however, the veteran filmmaker has bee…
Gif : ザクチャンネルKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Prev Next View AllYou have probably seen one of…
Image : Muse Nintendo Game Freak The Pokemon CompanyPikachu-themed medicinal soap and a “no -touch” automatic dispenser have recently gone on sale in Japan. The soap is blue soda lemon…
City-Cost - 20 minutes ago - 21:01 | ArtsRegional Japan is no stranger at dressing up its historical icons to be paraded as tools for economic revitalization but for residents of Aizuw…
By Teni Wada Mar 9, 2020 7 min readThe start of spring in Japan is all about the sakura, or cherry blossoms. There’s got to be more when it comes to spring in Japan than cherry blossoms, right?…
The Tsukiji Fish Market has appeared in literally every guidebook about Tokyo and is (still) high on most visitors’ Tokyo bucket list. Pro tip: You can visit the new Toyosu Fish Market and the h…
