The first visual sweep of the gallery walls at the Pico-Union gallery As Is leaves an impression of extreme restraint.
Takako Yamaguchi’s 17 oils on linen are all of the same modest size (18 by 24 in…

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Canon (Tokyo) — Canon Inc. announced today that 84 of the Company’s ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensors provided to the University of Tokyo Institute of Astronomy’s Kiso Observatory have been employe…

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Yamaha (Iwata) — Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will commence services from November 1, 2019 using the SC-1 entertainment vehicle – sociable cart jointly developed with the S…

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One of the hottest shows on Netflix right now is Queer Eye.
Tan then introduced us to 28 year-old Kiko Mizuhara, an American-Japanese model, actress, singer, and designer who will be appearing in Que…

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Princess Mononoke, which has the honor of being the fourth-highest grossing Japanese film in history, has a great soundtrack, great animation, and a great story.
It was also the first Studio Ghibli m…

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Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The merger of online firms Line and Yahoo Japan is aimed squarely at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, hoping to give the combined holding company, Line and Z Holdin…

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The Yakuza 7 mobile is on the streets of Seoul, hoping to get PS4 owners excited for its January release in South Korea.
In case you missed it, read Kotaku’s impressions of the game from this year’s …

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
This week, Nintendo Tokyo will open its doors to the general public.
Today wa…

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When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But instead of spending money on paints and brushes, Horiuchi used what he already had pre-installed on his computer—Microsoft Excel. …

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For travelers passing through Tokyo's Haneda airport, however, this scenario happens far less than in most global destinations.
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