▼ Office work meets chic with business nailWe spoke with a number of business professionals about how this new and unusual trend among young men came into being, beginning with self-confessed busines…

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The socialization of Japanese children into upstanding and unobtrusive citizens starts young and is encouraged by the country’s educational system.
(At least I agree with the helmet thing…)In junior …

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Yesterday was Maid’s Day and gorgeous girls from Japan celebrated in the best way possible — with lots of cute poses and photos!
Fans and maids alike all had fun celebrating the day on Twitter with t…

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The move has proven so unpopular that hordes of manga artists, celebrities, idols and, singers – including notable names such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and actor Asada Tadanobu – are joining in on the pro…

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Re-runs of famous Japanese cartoon bring broadcast until further notice, in first interruption in 45 yearsProduction of the world’s longest-running cartoon has been interrupted by the coronavirus, fo…

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Shingo’s trans-idiotic design insight was poka-yoke — Japanese for “avoid mistakes.” In effect, Shingo looked for the simplest, cheapest, and surest way to eliminate foreseeable process errors.
Certa…

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Latest Kikuko Inoue project is like an anime hot spring episode come true.
Just as there are some people who don’t seem to age physically, there are people who apparently never age vocally.
Travel se…

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The broadcaster of the world’s longest-running cartoon has said it will have to switch to reruns from next week due to disruption to production caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Based on a manga se…

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The new product is modelled on the ubiquitous Arabic Yamato brand liquid glue stick, a well-known staple in schools, offices, and homes around the country.
Its little sponge head makes glue distribut…

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The women's bronze final during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics saw Japan lead Britain 4-3, entering the 10th and final end.
Britain, throwing second, appeared to have had a relatively easy, if risky, …

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