Written by Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, the novel depicts the romantic epic of Prince Genji and his love interest Murasaki-no-ue.
The found chapter contains an important part of the novel in…

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In September, a Japanese man was arrested for reportedly stalking a pop star and attacking and groping her at her home, according to Japanese news organization NHK.
Allegedly, this man found the woma…

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Hagibis is being compared to a typhoon in 1958 that killed 1,200 people and caused destruction across the Tokyo area and Shizuoka prefecture.
Emergency alerts accompanied by loud chimes are being sen…

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Hundreds of thousands of households in Japan were advised to evacuate due to fears of flooding as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and …

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Would the live-action film stay close to Makoto Shinkai’s original film, or would it do the thing that most American anime adaptations do and, well, make it American?
In an interview with /Film, scre…

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Director Makoto Shinkai captured our imaginations with his existential fairytale Your Name, and the director’s planing on doing it once again with his follow-up feature, Weathering With You.
Rain’s c…

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Japan has been engulfed by heavy rain and strong winds as what is feared to be the worst storm for six decades batters the country and approaches Tokyo.
Rivers swelled, boats flipped over and seas we…

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Someone who flew around the world in a solar plane?
This group of Pros are absolutely fascinating—and I can’t wait to see them contributing their insightsThe co-founder of Casper?
Someone who flew ar…

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Every Takashi Murakami unveiling of new work feels like a major event.
On October 16th, Murakami will open Baka, his 14th solo show with Perrotin Gallery and this one at the gallery's homebase of Par…

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The Cabinet Office's evacuation center management guidelines cite bathing, in particular, as vital for health and sanitation in disasters.
While the average shower consumes 40 to 50 liters of water, …

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