Nintendo has confirmed that it’ll start selling its official, previously Japan-only Switch Lite Flip Cover in the US next month, with a release date set for January 9th.
The Flip Cover is a lightweig…

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▼ Overlooking Golden Gai is Hanazono Jinja, or Hanazono Shrine, which translates to Flower Garden Shrine.
Image: Wikipedia/nnhFounded in the mid-1600s, when it was once surrounded by land that belong…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:01 | All, JapanHarajuku Station located in Tokyo's pop-culture hub will be dismantled and rebuilt after the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, as its fire-resistance cap…

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A lot of common names for girls work in both English and Japanese, most notably あんな (Anna), えま (Ema), and にな (Nina).
There are also some less common names that make good equivalents to Western names.…

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The aim of Hokusai, a Japanese artist, was to live – and work – beyond the age of 100.
Hokusai was very attentive to how they were made, entrusting his drawings to skilled carvers who inked up the ca…

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In China, Hitachi has operated its elevators and escalators business since 1980s.
In 1995, it founded Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., a manufacturing, sales and service company for elevators and …

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Canon (Tokyo) — Canon Inc. today celebrated a camera-manufacturing milestone as combined production of the Company’s EOS-series silver halide (film) and digital interchangeable-lens cameras surpassed…

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Hitachi (Tokyo) — Through collaborative creation with Hitachi, Ltd., Seiyu GK will introduce the Hitachi Digital Solution for Retail/AI Demand Forecast Auto Replenishment Service to stores all over J…

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Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Nintendo launched Mario Kart Tour on iOS and Android devices, providing the company with a major success.
Mario Kart Tour mobile game faced mixed news upon its launch.
Nevert…

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The digital pop star Hatsune Miku is an entity that appears in almost any medium you can think of.
The shop is indeed decorated with a bunch of Hatsune Miku figurines, but what’s peculiar about this …

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