A teacher at a prestigious Tokyo junior high school kicked a student as corporal punishment in mid-September and left him with a broken rib, investigative and other sources with the knowledge of the …

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AdvertisementIn the past in Japan, Sony diehards were called "GK", which was short for "Gate Keeper" (ゲートキーパー・ジーケー).
Prior to this, Sony fans were called "Degawa" (出川) after an annoying comedian, Tet…

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Online in Japan, mean nicknames aren't unique to Nintendo fans!
Previously, Kotaku covered the mocking monikers given to Sony and Xbox fans on Japanese gaming forums and in blog comment sections.
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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
"Chikan" is certainly not something anyone wants to be called, but online in …

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In my case, the extreme rarity of root beer has been a source of sadness.
What is it that makes root beer so overwhelmingly disgusting to Japanese people?
Okinawa was the one enclave of Japan where r…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 20:38 | Arts, All, JapanA possible artwork by mysterious street artist Banksy discovered last year in Tokyo will be exhibited from next week at a pier close to where it was …

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Huawei and Japanese companies are in a "mutually complementary relationship," he said, expressing a desire to increase cooperation in developing next-generation technologies.
For the first nine month…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 18:58 | All, JapanPanasonic Corp. said Thursday it will withdraw from all production of liquid crystal display panels by 2021 amid fierce competition from Chinese, South Ko…

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A subcommittee of a labor ministry panel on Wednesday gave its approval to draft guidelines on preventing power harassment in workplaces, requiring companies to clearly ban such practices.
The draft,…

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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191121005301/en/Education technology leader Age of Learning has partnered with Rakuten, Inc., to bring ABCmouse English Learning A…

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