Public broadcaster NHK has selected Haruna Kawaguchi, 24, to play the role of 16th-century warlord Oda Nobunaga’s wife, Kicho, or Nohime, as a replacement for Erika Sawajiri, in NHK's historical dram…

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Scientists have detected alien sugars in Earth-bound meteorites for the first time, providing further evidence that the ingredients needed to kick start life on our planet may have been delivered fro…

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We send Dragon Ball’s anime prince to listen to important businessmen talk about important business stuff.
), announced that it will be merging with Line Corp., administrators of the Line messaging a…

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Wouldn’t you want to cook with a fungus knife?
His latest upload is a video of the process of making a knife out of fungus–yes, fungus.
Then the fungus is added to the sugar mixture, poured into a re…

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The first step to finding an English teaching job in Japan is to make your resume available to a large pool of employers; there’s no point in having the perfect resume if no one can see it!
Not to bl…

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Today is the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn.
The console first went on sale on November 22, 1994 in Japan.
It wouldn’t go on sale in North America until the following year.
The console wasn’t a …

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Late Night Eats.
Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo, Japan.
By Patrick Lehrmann | FlickrJPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting.
If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share,…

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A massive photo safari of the treasure trove of amazing stuff waiting at Nintendo’s brand-new Shibuya destination store!
But finally, after roughly two hours of being in line, I was in Nintendo Tokyo…

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With the hot and humid weather of Japan’s summer on the way, we’re already thinking of ways to stay cool and comfortable.
While Uniqlo has become internationally famous for its high-quality, low-pric…

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Masses of strong zero cans are set to be demolished at Harajuku Station next year with a flood of foreign tourists visiting Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games.
“Thousands of strong zeros will be totall…

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