This time, however, what Princess had prepared was a BanG Dream themed cafe which was available between August and September, and of course, as BanG Dream fans ourselves, we couldn’t resist the tempt…

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A ban on women wearing glasses in companies across Japan has sparked outrage after the practice emerged.
It remains to be seen if rules barring workers from wearing glasses are enforced by formal com…

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Tokyo (CNN) — A "five shining star" snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori, Japan for a whopping 5 million yen ($46,000) on November 7.
It's the highest-ever price paid for a snow crab, according to …

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Read next: Death Stranding review“Some items were easy to spot, like a frying pan that had a very wispy metallic sound,” Forssell said via a Skype call from Tokyo.
”A piano is the ultimate percussion…

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Japanese women on social media are demanding the right to wear glasses to work, after reports that employers were imposing bans.
One woman who works in restaurants tweeted that she was repeatedly tol…

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But Naoko doesn’t turn to heavy metal to channel her feelings.
io9's got an exclusive look at the first trailer for Dino Girl Gauko, a brand new short-form anime from Hitoshi Mogi.
Set in a Japan fil…

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New addition to Extra Warm line gets very hot below the hips.
With the weather getting colder, Uniqlo has rolled out a new addition to its Heattech line of warm undergarments, called the Heattech Ext…

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In junior high, she was forced to continuously dye her hair black and hated every moment of it.
So, when it came time to enter high school, the plaintiff’s mother tried to make arrangements with Kaif…

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Each year, folks in the town of Chikuzen, Japan create sculptures out of rice straw to mark the fall harvest.
This year, they’ve brought Space Battleship Yamato to life.
According to Nico Nico, the r…

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Two recent Nintendo Switch games I’ve been playing celebrate mascots from all angles: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 and New Super Lucky’s Tale.
Still, Mario and Sonic at the Olympi…

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