At first glance, it has been a lucrative period for the domestic movie industry, too.
From an international perspective, it’s fair to say that Japanese cinema isn’t inspiring the kind of excitement i…

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The Walled City began as a Chinese military outpost to protect trade shipments, and over the years, morphed into a squatters’ haven.
Photo : Dick Fung ( AP )The Walled City had attracted widespread a…

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What would normally have been a dry, corporate affair was being watched more closely than usual: SoftBank’s technology-investing arm, the Vision Fund, had recently seen some of its investments turn s…

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But to many Hong Kong protesters, its themes—idealistic children uniting to fight against evil and corrupt adults—speak far more deeply.
“We are all Shinji,” said San, a 27-year-old Hong Kong manga f…

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That’s the aim of Ishiguro’s companion robot “Telenoid,” which ranked #1 on the creepy list.
Obviously the persons who gave my Telenoid robot that ranking just evaluated it on appearance rather than …

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Company continues to put people first as it meets with victims’ families and refuses to use funds for business recovery.
Almost immediately after the July 18 arson attack on Kyoto Animation, people a…

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Spanning more than 1,000 years, this is a remarkable work filled with wonderful vignettes of Japanese life and sensibilityIn this delightful anthology, McKinney traces the evolution of travel writing…

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A long stretch of the Yamanote Line is taking a break while construction crews get ready for its newest station.
The Yamanote Line is so crucial to life and leisure in Tokyo that it’s never once been…

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For most of my life, I have not played Pokémon games, and I’ve been fine with that.
This includes friends of mine who don’t really game much.
If I had to guess why, I’d say it’s because the success o…

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For decades, arcades have been built around a single coin experience, either the 50 yen ($.44) coin or the 100 yen ($.88) one.
AdvertisementBecause the one-coin experience is so entrenched into Japan…

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