Kyoto has long been considered the cultural heart of Japan, and with good reason.
Onishi even made sure to use the blue and red ink setting on his tri-color pen for the sentences referencing Seiryu a…

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Traditional Bon entertainment is so lively, colorful and intriguing that a Bon dance is a must-see on every traveler’s itinerary.
While the Bon festival starts around Aug. 12, towns and cities hostin…

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▼ Lapis Lazuli from Land of the Lustrous | Cosplayer: @kosimusimu▼ Shuten Douji from Fate/Grand Order | Cosplayer: @TapiKo3▼ You Watanabe from Love Live!
| Cosplayer: @parimurayakuba▼ Kato Danzo from…

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Starting November 30, One Piece f ans can board a life-sized version of Thousand Sunny ship and take a short, thirty-minute cruise at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki.
The replica boat isn’t new…

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Tokyo (CNN) — Often referred to as the world's busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing daily.
The Shibuya Crossing serves as center-stage for a Times Squa…

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On Oct 10, in Kobe, Maruyama allegedly shot to death two members of the Yamaken-gumi, Kodo-kai’s rival sub-group within the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Think of old age from a gangster’s point of view, says Shuk…

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Literally meaning “man girl,” otoko no musume are men who make their professional appearances as women.
Among otoko no musume, Ao-nyan is starting to stick out from the rest of the pack and catch the…

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Toshiba Corp. has developed technology to detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood with 99 percent accuracy, the company announced Monday.
Toshiba developed the diagnosis method together…

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RELATED STORIES New Zealand's Global Impact Visa program offers Japan tips for luring global talentWhen an overseas entrepreneur wants to launch a startup in Japan, the first thing they have to do is…

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Lawyers for parents separated from their children in Japan said on Monday they would appeal a court decision that the government was not responsible for enforcing visitation rights.
Parental alienati…

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