NHK has learned that Kyoto Animation will demolish the studio that was badly damaged in a deadly arson attack in July.
Sources tell NHK the company explained its demolition plan to local residents on…

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A new patent filed to a Japanese patent office revealed some possible minor details about the next iteration of Sony’s DualShock controller, to be launched alongside the PlayStation 5 in the 2020 hol…

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Come with us as we take you off the beaten path to a spot tourists are yet to discover.
We were interested in checking out another man-made structure while we were in the vicinity: the mysterious oct…

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From trees to clothing and anatomical features, these live-action drawing tips will have you sketching like a pro in minutes!
No matter how much skill you have as an artist, it still takes time to ma…

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Deep in the forests of Takamorimachi, a small town in Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, hides a humble shrine shrouded by trees and moss-covered greenery.
Even if you can’t ma…

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KYODO NEWS - 36 minutes ago - 14:35 | Lifestyle, AllA nonprofit organization in central Japan has started an initiative to match aging abandoned dogs with older hopeful dog owners.
Dog Duca, a Nagoya…

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Tokyo events for Monday, November 24 to Sunday, December 1, 2019Comedy nights are aplenty this week, so take your pick of the bunch for some guaranteed laughs.
Metronomy Japan TourUK band Metronomy i…

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According to TV Asahi, a 51-year-old man has confessed to calling his former employer , saying, “If I sprinkle gasoline [at the office] like Kyoto Animation, everything will burn down.” The man previ…

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The first three areas it's focusing on are gaming, imaging & sensing, and gastronomy.
As for that last one, a concept video Sony released last year proposed the idea of "robot gastronomomy" that …

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In a 2011 interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia blog, Yoshikazu Ono, son of Jiro Ono, the star of 2011’s “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” documentary, Yoshikazu was asked why there are no female …

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