In the early hours of the morning on October 31, long before sunrise, the dark sky of Okinawa’s capital city Naha was lit by flames rising from Shuri Castle.
Shuri Castle is unique among Japan’s trad…

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A publisher of bestselling novels that has become a broad-based media company, Kadokawa has brought one of its biggest recent projects to TIFFCOM.
Titled “Fukushima 50,” the film tells the true-life …

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Measles in Japan 2019: Highest number of cases in yearsBy NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenewsIn this news video, I take a look at the measles outbreak in Japan.
The number of cases is significantly highe…

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Nikon has announced its next pro DSLR, and what do you know, it’s called the D6.
The new camera follows in the long line of D-series DSLRs, which are particularly popular among sports photographers f…

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I was planning lunch today whilst on the Shinkansen back to Tokyo.
However I knew I was short on cash and my Suica funds on my watch were barely enough to buy lunch.
No problem!
I brought up my Suica…

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If you’re familiar with Japanese horror, you’ve probably heard about the work of Junji Ito—the author behind viral horror stories like The Enigma of Amigara Fault and Uzumaki.
Now, some of his most f…

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Japanese Prosecutors Still Want To Blame Developer Of File Sharing Program For Copyright Infringement By Usersfrom the too-bad deptWe were happy earlier this month to learn that the Osaka High Court …

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Regardless of unfortunate historic events and circumstances, the East and West have always had a big crush on each other.
Japan loves rock ’n’ roll and hamburgers, and, in return, the West craves, am…

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Location While those living in major cities like Tokyo have access to international schools, those in quieter corners are usually limited to public or private schools.
Cost International schools tend…

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Metropolis is delighted to invite you to the 2019 edition of Tokyo’s number one Halloween Party on October 26.
Once again, Metropolis has collaborated with Black List Tokyo to rouse the after-dark de…

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