Funds totaling more than ¥230 million have been donated by more than 16,500 people to a crowdfunding campaign set up by the city of Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, to help rebuild Shuri Castle, which wa…

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Son used the placement, which raised 2.6 trillion yen ($23 billion), to pay down debt, buy back shares -- and fund high-tech bets by his Saudi Arabia-backed $100 billion Vision Fund.
The recent colla…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Ichikawa Ebizo XI will star in and supervise the official kabuki adaptation o…

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The Curve Of The Street.
Tokyo, Japan.
By Pedro Maia .
JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting.
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Kiko will be appearing in Queer Eye’s special Japan episodes, set to be released on Netflix on 1 November.
Shot in a traditional Japanese room, the photos show Kiko spread out on the tatami floor in …

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A foreign resident living in Tokyo has made the journey into Roppongi this evening on the hunt for some culture.
“It’s the best way to honor Culture Day,” said 27-year-old gaijin Trevor Cook looking …

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Leaked Photos Reveal a Closer Look at Nintendo’s Upcoming Theme ParkShare via:Nintendo fans, rejoice!
Mario and gang are coming to Universal Parks around the world.
The first to open will be in Super…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 16:54 | Lifestyle, Japan, AllA group of Japanese breweries plan to start exporting unprocessed draft sake this month with the help of a special keg that is capable of keepin…

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Finally, after years of weird teasers and trailers, we all will have a chance to sit down and actually play Death Stranding.
Starring Norman Redus, Death Stranding releases for PS4 this week.
Adverti…

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“Sorry, we’re full,” I hear someone say as I open the door to Ladrio, a pre-eminent kissaten (traditional coffee shop) situated in a tumbledown alley in Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighborhood.
Coffee Taro | R…

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