President of developer of Azur Lane outshines her game’s beautiful anime-style heroines.
If you were in a harsh mood, you could accuse Chinese-developed mobile game Azur Lane of blatantly trying to r…

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Participants running before basking in water at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2015.
Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoParticipants pray before basking in water at Kanda Myo…

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You could easily argue that Hello Kitty is the most thoroughly cute character Japan has ever created.
But now Kitty-chan is getting a chance to prove that her inner cuteness isn’t just personality ba…

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Over three dozen guests attend ceremony and reception where groom and Hatsune Miku drink wedding toast, cut cake, and exchange rings.
“Tomorrow I’ll finally be having my wedding ceremony with Miku.
T…

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Tokyo events for Monday, December 16 to Sunday, December 22, 2019Preempt some good luck for the upcoming year by visiting one of the traditional hagoita markets selling lucky rackets.
TOKYO LOVEHOTEL…

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Others think eating whale is a custom that’s long past its time and needs to be rethought.
To get a preliminary understanding of some of the many different opinions on the issue that exist in the cou…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 08:41 | Lifestyle, AllA Japanese biotechnology startup and major trading house Itochu Corp. launched demonstration projects last month in Indonesia and Colombia to grow eugl…

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Christmas came early to SoraNews24 headquarters this week as our Japanese-language reporter P.K.
Sanjun was the first one to arrive at the office and discovered that we’d been sent some presents by n…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 10:41 | Sports, All, NewsKumamon, the cuddly Japanese black bear-like character whose fame has spread overseas, has missed out on becoming a runner for the 2020 Olympic tor…

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Japan has a long tradition of communal bathing with onsen and sento.
ゴゴゴゴゴゴ = ba bump ba bump ba bump息子よそれは9cmと 言 （ い ） わん= My dear son, that’s not 9 centimetersYou surprised me!
And other useful Jap…

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