Liang, formerly a supply chain president, was visiting Japan to strengthen ties with Japanese suppliers and hopefully shift the narrative surrounding the beleaguered company.
"Japan is a very importa…

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Netflix has teamed up with Oscar-nominated animation studio Tonko House for an animated series based on Japanese folklore.
Early development partners for ONI include Japanese stop motion animation ho…

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The layoffs began weeks ago in regions around the world and continued this week in the United States, WeWork said.
“This workforce reduction affects approximately 2,400 employees globally, who will r…

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Visitors to Fukuoka, Japan can get a hotel room at the bargain price of $1 — but there's a catch.
To take advantage of the deal, visitors must agree to live-stream almost everything.
The hotel does w…

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We spend a day straining our necks and filling our anime-loving hearts to bursting staring up at the brand-new, full-size Unicorn Gundam statue.
Actually, they’re better than OK, because on Sunday, T…

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Itomori may not be an actual city, but here’s where the hometown of Your Name’s female lead would be in real-life Japan.
Hit anime movie Your Name splits its scenes between Tokyo, home of male lead T…

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After years of trial and error, the creators of Hibi arrived at the optimal mixture of paper fibres, incense and charcoal to create the perfect strike-on-box incense match.
Japanese matches became po…

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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.
Ori…

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