KYODO NEWS - 39 minutes ago - 11:41 | All, JapanA former executive in charge of accounting at loss-making panel maker Japan Display Inc. embezzled some 578 million yen ($5.3 million) in a four-year p…

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She used to be affiliated with AKB48, Japan’s biggest idol group, but now ramen fans are the ones singing about her amazing noodles.
There’s a stereotypical image of a ramen restaurant owner in Japan…

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But then there are other so-called “delicacies” that a lot of locals won’t even go near, let alone doe-eyed tourists.
General consensus is that the coffee brewed from these beans tastes kind of nasty…

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Dragon Quest X is getting a browser game version in Japan.
Next year, it will be playable on PC, smartphones, and tablets.
More details are expected to be revealed at a later date.
No word yet on an …

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
You are looking at the cartridge art for Street Fighter II Turbo’s Japanese r…

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In the first three days on sale in Japan, Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 1.365 million copies at retail.
While digital downloads aren’t included , these sales figures have made the games the biggest f…

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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
Tokyo, Japan.
By Pedro Maia.
JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting.
If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a li…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
This week, a new Pokémon Center is ope…

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Sanrio itself even created the Sanrio Boys anime/dating simulator/merchandise line which was entirely about boys who like Sanrio stuff.
So how did Hello Kitty respond?
!”It’s startling to see the ord…

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The number of overseas visitors came to 2,496,600 in the month, down from 2,640,610 in October last year, the Japan Tourism Agency said.
Overseas visitors totaled 26,914,400 in the first 10 months of…

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