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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KYODO NEWS - 20 minutes ago - 14:12 | Coronavirus, All, JapanThe Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Tuesday it will give foreigners with periods of stay expiring in July a three-month extensio…

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“Just keep drawing.” To improve his skills, a striving artist takes this advice and runs with it… to a rather unlikely place!
Gone are the days of paper and pencil, tablet and Illustrator—it’s beginn…

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But as long as you can scrape together about 2,000 yen (US$16.26), there’s a new website that will supply you with thousands of reference photos to help kick-start your manga dreams.
A few months ago…

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By MARI YAMAGUCHIThe coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers.
A g…

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