Kao-moji look like little faces, typically made with parentheses, and they express a huge variety of emotions.
And one such international app, Simeji with over 10 million installs, recently released …

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Earlier this year in January, Japan saw heavy snowfall that caused the nose of a local Tengu to break off.
Located outside Kurama Station in Kyoto, and part of the local Kurama-dera temple, the large…

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Yesterday, Tokyo woke up to their first November snow in over 50 years.
The last time the first snowfall, called hatsuyuki (初雪) occurred in November was in 1962.
So if you go back to the first accumu…

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Bear in mind that these are the types of emoji often used in Japanese texting which usually depict a face between two parenthesis making up the head, such as: ( •_•).
So without further ado, here are…

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A house in Japan by Atelier Kento Eto is clad entirely in black corrugated metal with sliding doors that reveal a double-height hall with white walls.
Atelier Kento Eto put a lofty hall at the heart …

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Part-hotel, part-shopping center, and part-recreational facility, the new Miyashita Park aims to be a communal space incorporating a rooftop park as its centerpiece.
▼ The former Miyashita park in 20…

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Of course, Mr. Sato was also intrigued by their stories about performing overseas, but the weird noises were priority.
Mr. Sato: Your talent is using each other’s big bellies to make all kinds of noi…

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Man referred to prosecutors over mail dating back to 2003 found at home in KanagawaA Japanese former postal worker faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at h…

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New human protagonist takes center stage in supernatural thriller set in a world without Kira.
Death Note has gone through a lot of different incarnations on its way to becoming one of the most succe…

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You can also earn points for other activities, such as logging in regularly, linking your phone and so on.
You can get one delivery for free each week, or pay for extra deliveries with in-game curren…

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