Two new beverages pay homage to two great cities with chocolate and matcha green tea.
It’s been 20 years since Starbucks first arrived in Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, three years after the green merm…

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As Japan’s most internationally popular casual clothing brand, it makes sense that Uniqlo periodically teams up with the country’s most popular anime cultural exports.
In addition to 12 different sho…

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Photo: Randiah Camille GreenPhoto: Randiah Camille Green The more PG figurines.
Here are five totally random things I found while thrifting in Japan.
Princess Mononoke Music BoxPhoto: Randiah Camille…

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Peak viewing time for autumn leaves varies but generally falls between late October and early December with Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures being the first in the region to turn colors.
Luckily Kanto…

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Japanese technology company SoftBank Group lost more than $6 billion last quarter as its earnings were hammered by money-losing investments, including a bailout for office-space sharing startup WeWor…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Hokuriku-Shinkansen line trains were parked in a yard in Nagano cityTen Japanese bullet trains partially submerged by floodwater from Typhoon Hagibis last mo…

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And he says he needs a second mega Vision Fund to make those dreams come true.
"I overestimated Adam's good side" and often "turned a blind eye" to his negative side, "especially when it came to gove…

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Hankos specializes in, well, hanko, also called inkan, the stamp-like personal seals you use in Japan to sign for deliveries, apply for bank loans, and do all sorts of other legal document stuff.
As …

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Twitter user Namio’s hobby isn’t just knitting, but knitting woolen Gundam he…

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She has done Pokémon commercials and press conferences, she’s sung Pokémon anime theme songs, and she’s even voiced characters.
If you are keeping score, Nakagawa started hosting variety show Pokémon…

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