INTERACTIVE Hiroshima Nagasaki Kyoto Kokura Emperor's palace, Tokyo Niigata Yokohama Hiroshima × First atomic bomb dropped, 6 August 1945.
× Nagasaki × Second atomic bomb dropped, 9 August 1945.
Colo…

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TOKYO—SoftBank Group Corp. said it lost at least $4.7 billion on U.S. office-sharing company WeWork, an investment Chief Executive Masayoshi Son called an error in judgment.
SoftBank marked down the …

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I’d told my people back in Texas that I had flown out to finish a novel.
Omurice is a cross between an omelette and Japanese fried rice.
Worcestershire sauce (preferably a Japanese brand)2 Tbsp.
Usin…

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FILE PHOTO: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018.
SoftBank Group Corp said its $100 billion Vision Fund contributed an…

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Someone doesn’t think blasting EDM in the streets is a good pon pon wei to celebrate Halloween.
Let’s face it: people either love Halloween in Shibuya or they hate it.
Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu P…

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The Hollywood actor eats natto, puts soy sauce in the wrong spot, and tries a hack for avoiding wasabi “burn”.
Hollywood actor Will Smith was in Japan recently to promote his new movie Gemini Man, an…

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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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