Photo: Studio GhibliIn a way, Studio Ghibli movies have always streamed, haven’t they?
But they’ve never actually, like, streamed streamed.
On Wednesday, HBO Max announced that the upcoming streaming…

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AdvertisementBy my count, there are five basic words that will help make your trip to Japan smoother.
Here goes:• Kore: “This.” Kore (pronounced “ko-ray”) is incredibly useful when ordering food.
You…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
A 27-year-old university student has been arrested in Fukui, Japan, after sel…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
At this year’s Monaco Manga Anime Game…

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Nara, Japan.
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A Conservative MP who faced fierce criticism after he grabbed a female environmental protester by the neck has announced he will not stand in the next election due to Brexit.
Their five-year-old daug…

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I’m in the Ogasawara Islands, an archipelago of more than 30 islands in the Pacific Ocean which, despite being sprinkled 1,000km south of the frenetic skyscraper-filled capital, are considered a subp…

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A double-curved timber shell constructed from 7,700 timber pieces forms the Swatch Headquarters by Shigeru Ban in Biel, Switzerland.
The timber gridshell – a double-curved gridded structure – contain…

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(CNN) More than half a million petty criminals will be pardoned in Japan next week to mark the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito , the government announced Friday.
About 550,000 people will be given a…

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Kiki, Howl, Totoro and co. are on their way to HBO Max.
The forthcoming WarnerMedia streamer has secured the U.S. streaming rights to Studio Ghibli movies, meaning the entirety of the iconic Japanese…

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