Love oysters? You can now wear them in style -- as a shoulder bag! soranews24.com

Finally, what all oyster lovers have been waiting for — a remarkably realistic oyster-shaped bag.
They currently have two oyster-themed items on offer, a shoulder bag and a set of handkerchiefs, and …

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Revolutionary A.I. voice software produces incredible vocals that sound just like a real human soranews24.com

The day when human singers get replaced by A.I.
However, bold research carried out by the International Language Technology Lab in the Nagoya Institute of Technology will change all of that.
Working …

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'My Hero Academia' Creator’s Amazing Star Wars Art www.geek.com

Namely, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.
My Hero Academia is a popular shonen anime, meaning it’s marketed towards young boys and focuses on coming-of-age and overcoming all odds with friendship and …

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Tokyo 2020 Staff Warns of Phishing Disguised As Official Emails www.bleepingcomputer.com

Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics staff published a warning today alerting of an ongoing phishing campaign delivering emails designed to look like they're coming from the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the O…

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Glue Scissors: Towa Tei Celebrates 25 Years in Music with a Collage Show in Tokyo www.juxtapoz.com

Anything titled Glue Scissors deserves attention, so we had to tell you about the exhibition by Japanese artist, record producer and DJ, Towa Tei.
Showcasing his collage works for the first time in f…

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How to use your real-life cat to automatically boost your Pokémon’s stats in Sword and Shield【Vid】 soranews24.com

But this doesn’t just warm the human gamer’s heart, it also increases the Pokémon’s in-game Friendship stat, which in turn gives it all sorts of enhanced capabilities in combat.
These campground play…

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Official Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball cosplay outfits from Japan turn your pet into an anime hero soranews24.com

All Sailor Senshi represented, and a few Dragon Ball villains are also part of the new line of pet supplies.
But even in the fast-paced world of modern anime fandom, a well-done Sailor Moon or Dragon…

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The Smithsonian Just Discovered Four Unknown Yayoi Kusama Paintings in Its Archives www.architecturaldigest.com

Christmas came early this year for the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), which just discovered four previously unknown works by famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in a manila envelope stored in…

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Paper cranes sprout legs and boogie in this bizarre video soranews24.com

In Japanese culture, it’s believed that folding one thousand paper cranes will make your wish come true, leading this particular origami creation to represent hope and healing during challenging time…

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2020 Tokyo Olympics could cost Japan more than $26 billion www.latimes.com

Japan could end up spending more than $26 billion on the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics — far more than the $7.3 billion originally forecast — according to estimates released on Friday.
The Gam…

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