Around this time of year the rice harvest becomes a big deal, as well as the tons of rice straw, or wara, that is leftover.
This year is the 10th anniversary of Niigata’s Wara Art Festival.
The Wara …

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You’ve probably heard that the iconic Tsukiji Fish Market closed to the public to reopen as Toyosu Fish Market.
Map of Toyosu Fish Market, TokyoFun fact: Toyosu is almost twice the size of Tsukiji, a…

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Dragalia Lost, Nintendo’s only mobile game that isn’t built on existing franchises like Mario or Fire Emblem, has made $106 million in its first year, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
Dragal…

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The answer is “yes,” suggests top Japanese carrier NTT Docomo, which today announced successful completion of an impressive stress test: a multi-base station handoff of 5G signals to a device on a ne…

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Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day was a major success on the Nintendo DS in 2005 and beyond.
The original Brain Age and its sequels used the DS’s touch functionality, microphone, and more.…

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On Tuesday, the country raised its sales tax rate from 8% to 10%.
Past sales tax rises in the world's third largest economy have hit spending.
Consumers will be eligible for a 5% rebate on purchases …

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Nintendo has announced a new Brain Age game, bringing the brain-training series to the Switch for the first time.
The phenomenally popular Brain Age games for Nintendo DS starred Japanese neuroscient…

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Follow these simple edicts and you’ll thoroughly enjoy this idiosyncratic barThere are few places in Tokyo as polarising as Bar Martha.
Photograph: Oscar BoydBar Martha is what is known in Japan as a…

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New Study On Effects Of Manga Piracy Show Piracy's Effects Are More Nuanced Than Good Or Badfrom the comicly-nuanced deptIn all of our years and years of discussions on piracy and copyright infringem…

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Publishers of Manga comics are working hard to shut down any and all pirate sites.
Manga piracy has been in the news quite a bit this month.
“Piracy decreased the legitimate sales of ongoing comics b…

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