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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 Ho…
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 …
TOKYO—Investors welcomed plans for a merger to create an internet-services giant in Japan controlled by SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, but Yahoo Japan and chat app Line face challenges combinin…
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, peo…
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…
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…
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…
Want to know how the arcade scene has changed in Japan? According to Abema Times, there were over 26,000 arcades in 1986. As of last year, there were around 4,000. For more on the chal…
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 …
While the numbers represent a more than 10-fold increase from the 20 visa holders recorded by June, they fall short of the maximum 47,550 foreigners expected to acquire the visa by March 2020.…
