The bottom of the receipt reads:“Following the custom in Japan, [this restaurant]’s service staff are fully compensated by their salary.
So let’s take a look at how Japanese restaurants amanage to fu…

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Following in the footsteps of Alan Booth, which is no mean feat, Peter Orosz has managed to produce one of the most intriguing and beautifully produced psychogeographical books about Japan in recent …

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In Yamagata, these monks worship Dewa Sanzan, a trio of sacred mountain ranges representing birth, death, and rebirth.
Photo: Randiah Camille Green The Honma Museum of Art’s garden.
Photo: Randiah Ca…

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It appears, though, that fancy restaurants specializing in Japanese cuisine aren’t the only workplaces in Japan that don’t allow glasses.
Broadcaster Nippon Television’s morning talk show Sukkiri rec…

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Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting Guerrilla Games managing director Hermen Hulst in charge of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios.
Hulst oversaw Guerrilla’s production of the Killzone games and, …

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Super Nintendo World won’t open at Universal Studios Japan until next spring.
AdvertisementIt also looks like Super Nintendo World might be visible from Hogwarts, which might ruin the ambiance.
Adver…

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Since 2008, Shuhei Yoshida has been the p resident of SCE Worldwide Studios.
Today, Sony announced that Yoshida will be stepping down to focus on a new initiative to nurture independent developers.
I…

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Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A snow crab caught in Japan was auctioned for a record $46,000, the prefecture's fisheries association announced.
The crab fetched a high bid of $46,000 from crab seller Kanemasa Hama…

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Here, for your enjoyment this Thursday evening, is a Death Stranding trailer in which every single character is just Hideo Kojima.
Made using Deepfakes, it’s basically the animated version of:Adverti…

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Almost half of SoftBank’s $97-billion technology-focused Vision Fund — the biggest pool of private money ever raised — came from the young royal’s sovereign wealth fund.
One hedge fund investor says …

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