This is Kizuna Ai.
You may have heard of her; she’s the most popular virtual idol on YouTube.
Kizuna Ai has a lot of things to boast about, despite not even really existing in physical form.
Now the …

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If you’ve been reading RocketNews24 for a while – or are yourself a mega otaku – you probably already know that “Wotagei” (or sometimes “Otagei”) is a type of dance style performed almost exclusively…

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Manga artists were commissioned to tweet praise about the Disney film without revealing they were paid to do so.
Walt Disney Japan's social media promotion campaign for Frozen 2 has become mired in a…

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One of Japan’s most well-known foods has to be the humble onigiri rice ball.
Called Omusubi Cake, these sweet little morsels come from the Tsukiichi pattisserie in Osaka.
After a year in development,…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:27 | Sports, News, All, JapanTOKYO - A large-scale safety drill for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games was held at competition venues in Tokyo for the first time Thurs…

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The new license will also be available for other drivers of all age groups who are not fully confident in their driving skills.
As of late 2018, the rapidly graying country had 5.64 million driving l…

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By Grace Campbell, KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:38 | All, Japan[ullstein bild/Getty/Kyodo]Fifteen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent from Wales to Japan as a symbol of the two nations' deep-rooted …

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No nihongo necessary for these jobs in hospitality, education and game development this week.
On Dec 19, 2019Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan?
Each week we’re looking through our databa…

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Exclusive: Australian journalist has been detained at a police station in western Tokyo since his arrest on 28 NovemberFormer SBS reporter Scott McIntyre arrested in Japan, reportedly over search for…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:41 | All, WorldThe Japanese government decided Thursday to recommend the Jomon Era archaeological sites in northern Japan as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage candidate fo…

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