It’s coming together—literally! Japan’s giant Gundam appears nearly finished and ready for its first steps. In a recent video, Gundam Factory Yokohama, which is constructing the 18-meter-tall, 25-ton…

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Without Japan’s contributions, we would not have the video game industry we have today. And while we all know that there are a multitude of excellent Japanese games available for PS4, you may be unaw…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 10:45 | All, Japan, CoronavirusThe East Gardens of the Imperial Palace grounds reopened Tuesday to the public after a closure of about two months due to the novel coronavir…

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In a one-point perspective drawing, imaginary vanishing lines along an object recede to one vanishing point on an imaginary horizon line (in this case, think “eye-level line”) in the distance.
Accord…

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KYODO NEWS - 33 minutes ago - 13:27 | Arts, Coronavirus, Japan, AllNational museums in Tokyo and three other areas in Japan reopened Tuesday after three months of closure due to the novel coronavirus…

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On 24 December, a 26-year old woman was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 16-year old high school boy in Hyogo Prefecture, but has claimed that she merely invited him to her apartment.
But things…

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The premier made the remarks after receiving a proposal in opposition to the shift from Noritoshi Ishida, policy chief of the Komeito party, the coalition partner of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic P…

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He wasn’t arrested for theft, but he stole her heart, and she gave him even more in return.
In November of last year, officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s Shinjuku Precinct arrested a man in…

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SHOPS, DEPARTMENT STORES, EATERIESUpdate!
Daimaru, Matsuzakaya - Daimaru and Matsuzakaya department stores nationwide have reopened with shortened hours.
Seibu, Sogo - All Seibu and Sogo department s…

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Patlabor began way back in 1988 as a comic set in the near-future where the police battle crime using giant robots.
Like their animated predecessors, the protagonists of the live-action Patlabor pilo…

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