Demon-slaying Dojigiri, one of Japan’s Five Swords Under Heaven, now on display at Kasuga Shrine soranews24.com

As you can guess, chances to see the Five Swords Under Heaven don’t happen every day.
One is straight-up owned by the Japanese Imperial Family, and three, including Dojigiri, are officially designate…

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Netflix continues anime land grab with live-action One Piece series www.theverge.com

Netflix has ordered a live-action show based on One Piece, the colossally popular Japanese manga and anime franchise, as first reported by Deadline.
It’s said to be a ten-episode series from publishe…

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Top Jobs in Japan You Can Apply to From Overseas – Week 4, 2020 blog.gaijinpot.com

In locations across Japan, these jobs at Rakuten, Amazon, and Line are all open to overseas candidates.
By Marie Meg Jan 30, 2020 1 min readEach week GaijinPot looks through its database of jobs and …

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Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire cancels search for moon trip 'life partner' bbc.com

Fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa invited single women over the age of 20 to apply for a "match-making event".
He still plans to make the trip to space in 2023 - without a partner.
— Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) 前…

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Netflix is making a live-action, U.S.-made One Piece series with original creator as producer soranews24.com

On January 30, though, Netflix broke the big news that it will be carrying the live-action series, with the current announcement listing it at 10 episodes.
The brand-new official Netflix One Piece Tw…

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Toyota ranks 2nd in 2019 global auto sales, overtakes Nissan-Renault english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 28 minutes ago - 15:50 | All, Japan(EDS: TO BE UPDATED)Toyota Motor Corp. group climbed to second place in the 2019 global auto sales rankings on robust North America demand, overhauling…

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The Nintendo Switch has passed the SNES in lifetime sales www.engadget.com

Nintendo sold 10.81 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 52.48 million.
With over 50 million lifetime sales, the Switch has now surpassed the iconic Super Nintendo Enterta…

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Tokyo's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a "visual feast" www.dezeen.com

A bubblegum-pink kitchen and stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette.
D…

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7 Weird Questions Female ALTs Get Asked While Teaching English in Japan blog.gaijinpot.com

This is especially true for female ALTs.
Chalk it up to those budding hormones, but many female ALTs said they’ve received melodramatic marriage proposals from male and female students alike.
After s…

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Live-Action One Piece Coming To Netflix, Eiichiro Oda Involved kotaku.com

Screenshot : ONE PIECE公式YouTube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.
Working with Tomorrow Studios…

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