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A client's strong ties to Japan informed the interiors of this Barbican apartment, which has been overhauled by Takero Shimazaki Architects. The apartment is within Shakespeare Tower, one o…
Japan’s tradition of innovation in technology is spreading into the world of quantum computing nowEconomic MiracleCurrently, there can be no doubt that the US and China lead the global quantum comput…
Screenshot : FNNA statue of One Piece’s Sanji has been erected in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. Eiichiro Oda hails from Kumamoto and the statue is a sign of support for the prefecture, …
Walk into any supermarket lately and you'll find mochi -- a small, round ball of ice cream encased in rice dough. In just the past three years, this finger food confection has evo…
Sounds can be deceiving as Ryu battles E. Honda in a fight that’s half laughable, half legitimately amazing. Despite being one of the most consistently enjoyable video game franchises of all tim…
The most hated forced social activity of the year in Japan could be changed to make everyone happier, Twitter user says. So it’s ironic that bonenkai, as often as not, end up adding one more mem…
A few years back we stumbled upon the Fukuoka regional delicacy Alien Ramen, which was a pack of instant noodles flavored with a broth of the warasubo fish. After all, commonly sold ramen doesn’…
Over the weekend, the Tekken World Tour finals played out in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together some of the best Tekken 7 competitors in the world to fight for the year-end championship. …
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence. Except for the superstars, anime professionals need a nearly e…
Tsuchiya Bag Co. has been in business for 50 years, producing a variety of leather pouches and carryalls. Pictured here is Tsuchiya’s new Otona Randsel line (otona being the Japanese word for “a…
