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With the Olympic Games looming, the government and Tokyo taxi companies are looking at ways to overhaul how they charge and to become a little more English-friendly. However, according to s…
As frequent visitors to the Pokémon Centers around Japan, we are always excited to see new Pokémon products coming out. We also know that Japanese model company Sentinel makes some pretty amazin…
His destination was a restaurant called Haru Uma, well loved by locals and even endorsed by the 2018 Michelin Guide in the Kumamoto/Oita section of Japanese eateries. Masanuki ordered the recomm…
Makio Inoue is most famous for voicing Lupin III’s Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Inoue got his start with minor characters in Astro Boy and other roles at Tezuka Productions in the early 1960s. But…
On the morning of October 11th in Ebetsu City, Hokkaido Prefecture a young woman on her way to high school and dressed in a uniform was approached by a 39-year-old man. The man then su…
We recently took a look at a service from Japanese company Family Romance in which you can rent friends, or at least people who’ll pose as your friends, so you can post about your active social life …
But analysts say Nissan faces rising competition with other global players -- especially in terms of research and development for connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicles. …
For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting. "Originally, Japanese…
Tokyo’s much-ballyhooed Kichijoji only makes it to number-three, while an outsider with easy access to Tokyo takes the top spot. While Tokyo is the biggest city in all of Japan, from s…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:18 | All, Lifestyle, JapanJapan plans to allow new entrants in the tightly regulated sake brewing industry to boost exports of the traditional alcoholic bevera…
