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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Illustrated diagram shows why the weakest Pokémon is also the worst kisser.
In a tweet posted back in the summer, Japanese Twitter user @nokochan1224 was sharing some of her musings on what makes a g…

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There was only one way to find out, and so Mr. Sato walked into one of Asakusa’s many souvenir shops and bought a hanten, or happi coat.
Things got even more “JAPAN” when Mr. Sato took it out of the …

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You can also get miso bear.
Aside from the giant-font katakana text reading “brown bear” (ヒグマ/higuma), there was a lifelike bear illustration right on the label.
The can contains 70 grams (2.5 ounces…

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Now, you might be wondering what separates a “hamburger steak sandwich” from a hamburger.
Mansei’s hamburger steak sandwich is also served on sandwich bread instead of a bun, and, in a departure from…

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